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PA Mechanic Crushed To Death At Farm: Coroner PA Mechanic Crushed To Death At Farm: Coroner
PA Mechanic Crushed To Death At Farm: Coroner A 61-year-old Hanover man was killed after being trapped by equipment while working at a York County farm, the coroner's office announced Sunday, Jan. 20. Fernando Estrada-Moreno was repairing an automatic feed trough at Hillandale Farms on the 2800 block of Daron Road in Codorus Township when the machine reportedly trapped and struck him on Thursday, Jan. 16, according to the York County Coroner's Office. Estrada-Moreno was found unresponsive, and life-saving measures were attempted before he was transported to Wellspan York Hospital. He succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead …

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Amish Girl ID'd After Fatal Drag By Horse Reins: Lancaster Coroner Amish Girl ID'd After Fatal Drag By Horse Reins: Lancaster Coroner
Amish 9-Year-Old Anna Grace King Dragged To Death By Horse A 9-year-old Amish girl who died following a horse training accident on her family farm has been identified by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office and her obituary. Anna Grace King had been leading the horse on foot in a training session on her family's farm in the 190 block of Snake Lane in Kinzers, when it became spooked — entangling her in its reins — dragging her down the road on Tuesday, June 25, according to the coroner's office.  What happened next isn't entirely clear but soon she was taken to Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital where "resuscitation efforts" ha…

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Man Crushed To Death By Skid Loader On York County Farm: Coroner Man Crushed To Death By Skid Loader On York County Farm: Coroner
Man Crushed To Death By Skid Loader On York County Farm: Coroner An accident on a family farm killed a 92-year-old man, the York County Coroner's office announced late on Sunday. David Evans had been using "the skid loader on the family farm when a family member found that the skid loader had flipped backward at an unknown time, entrapping [him]," the coroner stated in the release. Evans was found still seatbelted in the skid loader when EMS arrived at the farm in the 5200 block of East Prospect Road in Lower Windsor Township on Saturday, April 20, according to the coroner. After resuscitation efforts failed, Deputy Coroner Scott Pennewill and…

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