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May 4, 2009 7:15 am US/Central

Sanborn Man Dies In Tractor Accident

SANBORN, Minn. (WCCO) ― A Sanborn, Minn. man is dead after a tractor rolled and pinned him.

Authorities say 57-year-old Gene Leopold was trying to dig out a large rock in his field when the accident happened about 10 a.m. Sunday.

Authorities believe Leopold hit another rock, causing the tractor to roll and pin him underneath. Rescue workers freed Leopold but he was dead at the scene.

The accident is still being investigated.

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Sanborn is about 40 miles west of New Ulm, Minn.

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