GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have identified a Grand Island man who died when he fell into a baler at work.
The Hall County Sheriff's Office says 20-year-old Gavin Schwartz died in the agriculture accident. First responders were called Monday afternoon to Mid-Nebraska Disposal about three miles west of Grand Island, and arriving deputies found Schwartz seriously injured.
Investigators say he had fallen into a baler machine and had become stuck. He died later at a Grand Island hospital. The sheriff's office said the investigation is ongoing, but foul play is not suspected.
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