ELK RIVER, MN – An elderly man has died after the riding mower he was driving overturned and rolled down an embankment into the Mississippi River in Sherburne County.
The body of 89-year-old Ralph Hermes was found Monday afternoon by a neighbor at his property in Big Lake Township. Authorities say Hermes’ arm was pinned under the mower, which tipped near a 15-foot drop to the riverbank.