SC man dies in riding lawnmower accident, coroner says
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An Oconee County man died after becoming trapped underneath his riding lawnmower, according to the county coroner.
Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis identified the man as 81-year-old David Bearden of Bearden Hollow Drive.
Between 5 and 7 p.m. Friday, Bearden was riding his lawnmower near an embankment at his home in the Cleveland-Madison Community, Addis said. The lawnmower overturned and landed on top of Bearden at the bottom of the embankment. A friend came to check on Bearden and found him pinned beneath the mower.
Emergency dispatchers were called at 9:40 p.m. Bearden died at the scene from traumatic injuries, Addis said.
His death was ruled accidental.
David Travis Bland
The State