Crime & Safety
Tractor Accident Kills Soquel Man
The 60-year-old rolled down an embankment and was found on Monday.
A man who had been using a tractor on the 200 block of Little Creek Road in Soquel on was found dead on Monday, sheriff's deputy April Skalland has told Capitola-Soquel Patch.
The 60-year-old victim rolled down a steep embankment and was pinned by the tractor, according to the Mercury News.
His body was found on Monday after 6 p.m., but it was not clear when the accident occurred.
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Sheriff's Sgt. Christine Swannack said that it appeared accidental.
The man's name has not yet been released, as his next of kin has not yet been notified, Skalland said.
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