Man dies in farming accident

Authorities said a man has died in an accident at a farm in the region.

The incident happened after his clothes were caught in a powerful auger.

He was drilling holes in the ground near a sheep barn to relieve flooding from melting snow.

Forty-two-year-old Jacob Fruchey died at the scene on Monday night in Montcalm Township, north of Greenville.

His wife found him around 7 p.m.