CLARKE COUNTY, Miss. (Queen City Newsfeed) – A 33-year-old man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a lawn mower overturned and trapped him in water along a creek bed in Clarke County, according to local authorities.
Clarke County Sheriff Anthony Chancelor told Clarke County Hot Topics, a local news outlet, that the man was mowing his lawn on County Road 456 when the mower overturned, trapping him underneath it and in the water.
Chancelor told Clarke County Hot Topics that he could not confirm the man’s condition immediately following the accident, but the victim was taken by Metro Ambulance to an area hospital. His condition was described as life-threatening.
Multiple first responders and firefighters from Clarke and Lauderdale counties responded to the scene and made efforts to save the man’s life, according to Clarke County Hot Topics.
Responding agencies included the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office, Snell, Hopewell and Causeyville fire departments, Paratech EMS and Metro Ambulance, along with other emergency personnel.
Chancelor asked the community to keep the victim in their prayers.
Additional information about the accident, including the man’s identity and updated condition, was not immediately available.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is released by officials.
This report is based on information first reported by Clarke County Hot Topics, which spoke directly with Clarke County Sheriff Anthony Chancelor.
