36-year-old Kewaskum man killed in early morning farm accident

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) – A 36-year-old Kewaskum man has died after an early morning farm accident. 

According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to a farm in the 8700 block of Forest View Road around 1:45 Friday morning for a man trapped under a large compacted bale of corn stalks.

First responders were sent to the scene and shortly after they arrived, the victim was pronounced dead.

The circumstances appear to be accidental.