FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - A northeastern Indiana coroner says a woman died after her riding lawn mower overturned on an embankment, trapping her beneath it.
The Allen County Coroner said Friday that 69-year-old Sue Method of Fort Wayne died in Wednesday's accident.
Method was operating a riding lawnmower when it traveled down a steep embankment, rolled over and she became pinned underneath the machine. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The coroner says Method's cause of death was asphyxia due to chest compression. Her death was ruled an accident.
Federal safety officials say people operating riding lawn mowers should avoid mowing on slopes with an incline of more than 15 degrees.
(Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
Related Content
- Fort Wayne woman dies after riding lawn mower overturns
- Hicksville man dies in lawn mower incident
- Expert weighs in on lawn mower safety following death of Fort Wayne woman
- "Savor Fort Wayne" begins
- Fort Wayne family searches for missing woman
- Visit Fort Wayne launches Fort Wayne Accessibility landing page
- Fort Wayne Police Officer dies after chasing suspect
- Autopsy reveals Fort Wayne Police Officer died from heart attack
- Fort Wayne zoo says elderly Amur leopard dies of cancer
- Longtime Fort Wayne car dealer Don Ayers dies
