GILBERTVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) – A man who died after being pinned under a lawnmower, Thursday, was identified as a teacher with Bosco Catholic School System. The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office said 43-year-old Jake Knepper, of Jesup, was trying to load a commercial grade lawnmower onto a trailer in the 100 block of 160th Street when the mower tipped off the side of the trailer and rolled upside down, pinning him underneath it.

First responders were able to remove the mower and tried to administer life-saving measures, but Knepper died at the scene. In a Facebook post on Thursday, leaders with Bosco Catholic School System said there is now a hole in the community. School staff held a Mass, followed by a prayer vigil, on Friday morning.