VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Barnes County Sheriff’s office released the name of the man killed in a farm related accident on August 31st near Wimbledon, North Dakota.
Sheriff Randy McClaflin said a chain and a tow rope broke as two individuals were trying to pull out a tractor stuck in a slough. He said the operator of the tractor was 49-year-old Markus Mueller, he sustained life threatening injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. More details are attached below.