An man in his 80s who went out to work in a rice paddy in Haenam was found dead, pinned under a cultivator.
According to fire authorities on the 9th, a report came in at about 1:15 p.m. that a man in his 80s, identified as A, was pinned under a cultivator on a farm road in Godang-ri, Munnae-myeon, Haenam-gun, Gwangju, South Jeolla.
Authorities said A was already dead when they arrived at the scene.
That day, A was found to have gone out alone around noon, driving a cultivator to work in the rice paddy.
After A did not return, the spouse who went looking found A collapsed on the farm road and called it in.
Police said they believe A was in an accident while driving the cultivator, and the cause of the accident is under investigation.
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