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Mt. Airy man dies after getting pinned under a riding lawn mower

Deputies have identified the man as 82-year-old Augustus Clemont Harris.

MOUNT AIRY, Md. — An elderly man is dead after a lawn mower he was riding flipped over in Frederick County Wednesday evening.

Frederick County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a call in the 5300 block of Sidney Road in Mt. Airy, Maryland, around 8:30 p.m. 

When officers arrived, they found a man identified as 82-year-old Augustus Clemont Harris. Officials say Harris's was body pinned under his upside-down riding lawn mower.

The initial investigation found that Harris was operating his mower on a steep incline mowing across a hill when his mower began to slide down the hill and his mower deck caught in the dirt. The mower flipped with him in the seat, trapping him inside, deputies said. 

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will conduct a full autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.

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