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Farmer drowns in cow manure lagoon
Dayton Daily news ^ | 11/20/02 | Derek Ali

Posted on 11/20/2002 10:02:17 AM PST by Jimmyclyde

Darke man dies in farm accident Trapped inside tractor submerged in manure pit

By Derek Ali e-mail address: derek_ali@coxohio.com Dayton Daily News

VERSAILLES, Darke County | A man apparently drowned Monday when his tractor slid into a manure lagoon at a dairy farm, the Darke County sheriff’s office said.

Scott A. Winner, 36, of 12620 Willowdell Road, Versailles, was taken to Miami Valley Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Deputies, Osgood Fire and Rescue, and Fort Loramie Rescue units were called to the farm at 14171 Willowdell Road in northern Darke County about 10:10 a.m. on a report of a person trapped in a tractor.

“It is believed that the victim was repositioning the tractor and aerator equipment when the tractor and aerator accidently slid into the lagoon” according to the sheriff’s office.

Relatives and farm workers tried to rescue Winner before emergency workers arrived, but they could not get him out because of the force applied to the outside of the tractor cab by the liquid, according to the sheriff’s office.

The tractor sank until only the roof of the cab was visible, deputies said.

Deputies said fire and rescue personnel were able to remove Winner from the tractor 29 minutes after their arrival on the scene.

Steve Foster, an agricultural extension agent with the Ohio State University Extension office in Darke County, said Winner owned and operated a family dairy farm with his brothers.

“I think it’s designed for 600 head of dairy cattle. I’m not sure how many they’re milking,” Foster said.

Contact Derek Ali at 225-2263 or derek_ali@coxohio.com

[From the Dayton Daily News: 11.19.2002]

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To: Iowa Granny
Hey Granny, people need to realize that farming can be a very dangerous business. I have heard of numerous stories of little children drowning in lagoons. This is the first I've heard of like this. First, the cab on that tractor is going to be fairly high off the ground level. On many Deeres that's going to be about six to eight feet off the ground. The cab is going to be another six feet high. I have a hard time imagining a lagoon being so deep that it would cover the top of the cab. Second, the cab is not that small. How could this young man "drown" in the cab in such a short amount of time.

Terrible tragedy for this family.

21 posted on 11/20/2002 10:19:07 AM PST by Don'tMessWithTexas
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To: Jimmyclyde
Looks like it, smells like it, tastes like it.... glad I didn't step in it! (This guy can't use that line any more.)
22 posted on 11/20/2002 10:19:17 AM PST by b4its2late
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To: Jimmyclyde
Relatives and farm workers tried to rescue Winner before emergency workers arrived, but they could not get him out because of the force applied to the outside of the tractor cab by the liquid, according to the sheriff’s office.

Not sure about this one - he wasn't even submerged. Something smells here. This story stinks. Bullsh!t.

23 posted on 11/20/2002 10:19:33 AM PST by Billthedrill
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To: Jimmyclyde
And he gets the Darwin Award.....
24 posted on 11/20/2002 10:20:07 AM PST by b4its2late
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To: Don'tMessWithTexas
Farming is one of the top 5 most dangerous professions in the world.

Earthern lagoons are routinesly 15-20 ft deep, depending on the diameter. There's some wierd mathamatical formula,, can't exactly recall.
25 posted on 11/20/2002 10:27:52 AM PST by Iowa Granny
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To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Heads up!
26 posted on 11/20/2002 10:30:10 AM PST by The Energizer
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To: Jimmyclyde
what a sh!tty way to go
27 posted on 11/20/2002 10:30:35 AM PST by HEY4QDEMS
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To: Jimmyclyde
THanks for finally clearifying where thes happened, in the last sentence. I thought it was France, then Florida and Fort Loramie, had me thinking Fort Laramie, Wyo. had been misspelled. There is no good place to die like that,(or anyother way for that matter.) but we now know it happened in Ohio.

Prayers and condolences to the deceased and his loved ones-thirty five is just way too young to die.

28 posted on 11/20/2002 10:31:11 AM PST by F.J. Mitchell
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To: Jimmyclyde
I guess mouth-to-mouth resuscitation was not an option.
29 posted on 11/20/2002 10:32:22 AM PST by Sender
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To: Iowa Granny
There's some wierd mathamatical formula

Which adds up to a lot of sh!t.
30 posted on 11/20/2002 10:32:39 AM PST by HEY4QDEMS
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To: Jimmyclyde
I hate it when this happens.
31 posted on 11/20/2002 10:32:45 AM PST by VMI70
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To: Jimmyclyde
I hate it when that happens.
32 posted on 11/20/2002 10:32:59 AM PST by Sloth
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To: Jimmyclyde
I could just hear the conversation...."you give him mouth-to-mouth"........."no...YOU give him mouth-to-mouth"
33 posted on 11/20/2002 10:35:14 AM PST by duckbutt
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To: Jimmyclyde
I don't know, we had a dairy farmer in our area who was ripped apart by a manure spreader and was spread over the field he tilled his whole life. Know one really knows what happened, but his son's found the tractor bucking up against the silo by itself and then they found the remains of their Father scattered in the field.
34 posted on 11/20/2002 10:39:20 AM PST by Falcon4.0
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To: HEY4QDEMS
Interestinly enough. Most Muncipal Waste Lagoons are larger than the Agricultural ones.
35 posted on 11/20/2002 10:39:32 AM PST by Iowa Granny
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To: Jimmyclyde
I had to check if this was an ex-boyfriend... nope. Well then, it's a shame...
36 posted on 11/20/2002 10:40:40 AM PST by ValerieUSA
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To: Jimmyclyde
There have been an inordinate number of suicides at Democrat political gatherings as of late, now that you mention it...
37 posted on 11/20/2002 10:41:21 AM PST by tracer
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To: b4its2late
And he gets the Darwin Award.....

I don't think it qualifies for a Darwin. It's not really a case of stupidity, just a very unfortunate (not to mention unpleasant) accident.

38 posted on 11/20/2002 10:50:43 AM PST by The_Victor
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To: duckbutt
I could just hear the conversation...."you give him mouth-to-mouth"........."no...YOU give him mouth-to-mouth"

LOL, quote of the day material here.

39 posted on 11/20/2002 10:51:39 AM PST by The_Victor
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To: antivenom

I'll bet the last person to tell him "Eat sh*t and Die!" feels really bad about now.......
40 posted on 11/20/2002 11:03:20 AM PST by SouthernFreebird
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