A 67-year-old man died after his lawnmower flipped into a canal. Robert Duncan was cutting grass near the canal when the accident occurred. The mower overturned, trapping him underwater.
Firefighters helped recover Duncan's body from the water. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death. The incident happened on Saturday afternoon.
Further details about the accident are available from the Richmond County Sheriff's Office, who investigated the incident and reported it to WJBF.
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