BETHANY, PA — A 71-year-old Bethany man was killed on June 17 in an accident involving a riding lawn mower. Joseph Kandrovy, who lived at 453 Wayne Street in Bethany, was operating his lawn tractor in the afternoon when he became wedged between the tractor and a tree branch.

According to Wayne County Coroner Edward Howell the primary cause of death was hypoxia, which is a lack of oxygen getting to the body because of an airway obstruction. The death was ruled accidental.