Man mowing lawn in east GA dead after losing control of tractor

MCDUFFIE COUNTY, Ga. — A man mowing a lawn in east Georgia is dead after he lost control of the tractor, according to WJBF.

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The incident happened Wednesday afternoon near Thomson in McDuffie County, which is near Augusta.

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The Coroner’s Office told WJBF that Daniel Hernandez, 34, died after he was thrown off the tractor when it flipped over and rolled down a hill. He had been mowing a steep bank at the time.

Officials told WJBF that Hernandez was working for a company in North Carolina that was contracted to cut grass in Georgia.

Hernandez’s body was taken to Atlanta for an autopsy. The investigation is ongoing.

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