Fatal farm accident near Fergus Falls Airport

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Fergus Falls, MN – On Wednesday afternoon (June 12) at approximately 3:35 p.m., the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Department responded to a tractor that had overturned off of County Highway 86, just west of the Fergus Falls Municipal Airport.

Upon arrival, officers found the victim, 73-year-old Gerald Peterson, trapped under the rear of the tractor. He was pronounced dead at the scene from injuries sustained in the accident.

Authorities say vehicle tracks indicate Peterson was traveling north on Highway 86 before he left the road and entered the steep west ditch, causing the tractor to roll over and partially dislodge it.

The incident is under investigation.

The Sheriff’s Department was assisted by the Fergus Falls Police Department, the Ringdahl Ambulance Service, the Fergus Falls Fire Department and the Rothsay Fire Department.