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    Man dies in submerged dozer

    June 1, 2023
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    The owner of an excavating business died when the crawler dozer he was operating slipped into a man-made pond, according to news reports.

    Witnesses told The Wichita Eagle that the dozer rolled backward into the water. The operator was trapped in the cab for over an hour before rescuers could retrieve his body.

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    Sutton has served as the editorial lead of Construction Equipment magazine and ConstructionEquipment.com since 2001. 

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