HERSHEY, Neb. (AP) - Sheriff’s deputies in western Nebraska say a 23-year-old man has died after falling into the North Platte River and becoming trapped in an irrigation gate.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release that it received a report of a possible drown around 4:30 a.m. Saturday. Deputies and a rescue team responded and found 23-year-old Matthew Bruning’s body trapped underwater in the gate. His body was recovered a few hours later.
A witness told investigators that Bruning was standing on the gate structure when he fell in.
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His death has been ruled an accident.
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