Duncan man found dead under lawn mower

DUNCAN, S.C. (AP) — A Duncan man has died after he was trapped under a riding lawn mower.

Spartanburg County officials say 62-year-old Wayne Jerden Blackwell was found dead under the roll bar of a mower late Saturday morning.

The sheriff’s report says the man’s son went to his father’s home after he didn’t answer a phone call and found the man unresponsive in a ditch.

The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reports that a sheriff’s report says there was no sign of foul play.

Tire tracks indicated Blackwell was mowing the lawn on a slopped part of his property.

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Information from: Herald-Journal, http://www.goupstate.com/