Man who died in farming accident near Parkers Prairie identified
May 10—PARKERS PRAIRIE, Minn. — The name of a 28-year-old man who died in a farming accident near Parkers Prairie on Tuesday, May 7, has been released.
The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office confirmed he was Kyle Laverne Olson of Parkers Prairie.
At about 1:30 p.m., the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office and emergency personnel responded to a report of a farm accident with critical injuries at a farm site north of Parkers Prairie.
Olson had been working with others to repair a piece of tillage equipment, when a part of the machinery fell on top of him and pinned him underneath, according to the sheriff's office. Life-saving efforts were unsuccessful, and Olson died at the scene.
The Parkers Prairie Fire Department, along with the Parkers Prairie and North Ambulance services, assisted with the incident.
