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Man Finds Body of Father Pinned Underneath Tractor in Custer County

custer-county-sheriffCOMSTOCK, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say the body of a Comstock man who’d been killed in a tractor accident was found by his son.

The accident occurred Wednesday afternoon about two miles northeast of Comstock. Custer County Sheriff’s Office investigators say 72-year-old Alan Drake was working on a road to a pasture and helping to remove trees when the tractor flipped over, pinning him underneath.

Drake’s son, Kevin, found his father’s body in the pasture.

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