Northern Iowa man crushed while working on trailer
May 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a Ventura man was accidentally killed while working on a trailer in Clear Lake. The accident was reported around 7:55 p.m. Friday. Police and medics sent to the scene found the body of 64-year-old Dale Kjellsen.
Police say he’d been working alone on the trailer and was crushed between the bed and wheel frame when trailer parts shifted. A preliminary autopsy report says Kjellsen died of head trauma. His death was ruled an accident.