GAINES, N.Y. — An Orleans County man was killed when the tractor he was using to pull out a small tree flipped over, trapping him underneath.
The Sheriff's Office said it happened Thursday afternoon on Ridge Road in the Town of Gaines. They say the victim's son found his father pinned and unresponsive shortly after 3 p.m. The son, with help from neighbors, managed to lift the tractor off the man, 72-year-old George Manning, but attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.
Manning was pronounced dead at the scene by the Orleans County Coroner. The investigation into the accident is on-going with assistance from the New York State Police.
