BULLDOZER ROLLOVER - Fatality

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St. Louis County Sheriff's Office News Release

Incident Date: September 16th, 2017

Incident Time: 4:09 PM

Incident Location: 4955 Aune Rd, Saginaw, MN  55779

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Name: Raether, Donald M.

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Age: 79

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Incident Summary:

On September 16th, 2017 the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office responded to 4955 Aune Rd, on a bulldozer rollover with a male trapped underneath the bulldozer. 

The victim, later identified as DONALD RAETHER, was found deceased at the scene when medical and law enforcement personal arrived. 

DONALD was last since at 09:30 AM.  DONALED went out to do some plowing on his property.  When he did not show up for lunch, family went to go look for him, and he was found underneath his bulldozer, which appeared to roll over down a hill.

The Midwest Medical Examiner's Office will conduct an autopsy to determine cause of death.  The incident remains under investigation by the Sheriff's Office.

Assisting Agencies :

St. Louis County Rescue Squad, Cloquet Fire, Grand Lake Fire, Industrial Fire, and St. Louis County 5th District Road Maintenance.

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Authority:  Sgt Claire Wagner   Date:  September 16, 2017  Time: 8:00 PM

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