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La Porte County Man Killed at Job Site

(Lowell, IN) - A Wanatah man was killed at a construction site in the region this week.

 

Authorities said Zachary Brown, 26, was installing a concrete drain pipe Tuesday for a new sewer line at a subdivision in Lowell when the bucket and arm from an excavator fell on him.

 

Cause of death was listed as “crushing wounds.”

 

Further details were not provided because the investigation is still  ongoing.

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