KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) – Authorities in Buffalo County have
identified a Niobrara man who died after he was flipped into a
treatment pool at the Kearney wastewater treatment plant.
The Buffalo County attorney’s office issued a news release
Monday, identifying the man as 75-year-old William Aschoff.
Aschoff was operating a piece of equipment Friday when it
flipped into a treatment pool at the plant.
A dive team recovered his body later in the day.
An autopsy lists the preliminary cause of death as drowning.
The investigation is continuing.