FAYETTE COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - A Fayette County man died Sunday while mowing a ditch.

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office responded at 3:17 p.m. to the area of Juniper Road and 290th Street, which is about halfway between West Union and Ossian.

Deputies say Jacob Bricker, 84 of West Union, was mowing a ditch and lost control of his riding mower and went off an embankment. The accident killed him.

The incident is under investigation.

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