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Man killed in farm accident, Custer County authorities say

custer-county-sheriffCALLAWAY, Neb. (AP) — Custer County authorities say a 62-year-old man has been killed in a farm accident.

The Custer County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that the accident occurred a little before 7 p.m. Saturday on a farm in southwest Custer County. The Sheriff’s Office says Gage Ostergard, of Callaway, was mixing feed in a feeder wagon when he got tangled in the equipment.

The office says Ostergard was pronounced dead at the scene.

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