An 89-year-old Newcastle man suffered fatal injuries while mowing the lawn on his Bunker Hill Rd. property early Monday afternoon.
According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Edward Lincoln was using a large lawn tractor to mow his lawn when he accidentally drove the tractor off the edge of a retaining wall. Lincoln fell approximately five feet and the tractor landed upside down on top of him.
Lincoln’s wife heard the crash, went to check on him and immediately called 911.
Units from Newcastle Fire Department, Central Lincoln County Ambulance and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene. Responders arrived on scene within six minutes of the emergency call.
Rescue crews extricated Lincoln from under the tractor and he was transported to Miles Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries a short while later.
