A man died pinned under a tractor in Kelowna Friday afternoon. Adam Proskiw

Farmer suffers heart attack, dies pinned under tractor

KELOWNA – An industrial accident involving a tractor claimed the life of a Kelowna man Friday.

Emergency crews were called to a vineyard off McCurdy Rd. shortly after 1 p.m. with reports a man suffered a heart attack and was pinned under a tractor.

Const. Kris Clark says it is unclear which happened first but the coroner has been called in to investigate.

Because of the remote location, the man may have been pinned for as long as half an hour before paramedics were able to respond.

The family has been notified.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Adam Proskiw

Adam has lived in B.C. most of his life. He was born in the Caribou, grew up in the Okanagan, went to university on Vancouver Island and worked as a news photographer in Vancouver. His favourite stories incorporate meaningful photography and feature interesting, passionate locals. He studied writing at UVic and photojournalism in California. He loves talking tractors, dogs and cameras and is always looking for a good story.


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