Fatal Farm Accident

One person is dead and another seriously injured in a farm accident in Allamakee County. The Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office said it happened around 2:00 p.m. Thursday on Mays Prairie Drive where two men were doing maintenance on a forage wagon. Deputies said first responders freed a 52-year-old man who had become trapped in the equipment. An air ambulance took him to a La Crosse, Wisconsin hospital fore treatment of serious injuries. A 55-year-old man was also caught in the machine and suffered fatal injuries. Officials pronounced him dead at the scene. Authorities have not yet released the names of the two men.