Name of Owen Teen Killed in Farm Accident Released
Friday, September 16th, 2016 -- 10:50 AM
-The name of the rural Owen teenager that died as a result of a farm accident that occurred yesterday in the town of Hixon.The Clark County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call stating that 16-year-old Jonas Hoover was in a manure tank just before 10am, on Wednesday. An initial investigation indicates that Hoover was spreading manure in a field when he stopped the tractor he was operating after emptying the manure tank he was pulling. The teenager turned off the tractor’s PTO and entered the empty manure tank. He was found unconscious in the tank after being inside for an unknown amount of time. It’s believed he entered the tank because the malfunction was caused by metal found near the agitating valve.
Hoover was removed from the tank by members of the Owen-Withee-Curtiss Fire Department. He was taken to the St. Joseph’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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