Man, 80, drowns after lawn mower overturns

EAST SPRINGFIELD, Pa. (AP) - July 19, 2009 Firefighters say the 80-year-old man was working on a relative's lawn when his riding mower overturned shortly before 4 p.m. Friday into the East Springfield creek.

Erie County Deputy Coroner Korac Timon identified the victim as Donald Heidler of Lake City. He says the mower wasn't in a lot of water, but Heidler's head was completely submerged, and the way the mower was on him, he had no chance of escaping.

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Information from: Erie Times-News, http://www.goerie.com

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