Howard Man Killed In Farm Accident

AmbulanceHOWARD, SD – Authorities say a man who died on a family farm northwest of Howard was caught in a piece of machinery.  Miner County Sheriff Lanny Klinkhammer reports that 66-year-old James Rentschler died Friday after he fell and was pinned between the cab and arm of a skid steer-loader he was using to move containers of corn.  Rentschler’s father found him a short time after the accident but paramedics were not able to save him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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