A PV golf course employee was drowned today when pinned underwater by maintenance equipment he was operating. This is the second groundskeeper to die on a Johnson County golf course since 2021. Name being withheld at this time...
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The Washington County Sheriff’s Office reports at 8:11 a.m. the Washington County Communications Center received a call about an incident that occurred at the Blue Top Ridge Golf Course. The employee, Thomas Guffey-Rammelsberg of Washington, was performing routine maintenance on the course when the Jacobsen Green King IV Plus lawn mower he was operating rolled on top of him, pinning him. Guffey-Rammelsberg succumbed to his injuries at the scene, and was transported to the Snyder and Hollenbaugh Funeral Home. The Riverside Fire Department, Washington County Ambulance Service, AirCare, and Washington County Medical Examiner assisted at the scene.
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Victim drowns in Iowa City golf course pond
A person drowned in a pond at an Iowa City golf course after being trapped under some maintenance equipment on Wednesday afternoon.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office reports at 8:11 a.m. the Washington County Communications Center received a call about an incident that occurred at the Blue Top Ridge Golf Course. The employee, Thomas Guffey-Rammelsberg of Washington, was performing routine maintenance on the course when the Jacobsen Green King IV Plus lawn mower he was operating rolled on top of him, pinning him. Guffey-Rammelsberg succumbed to his injuries at the scene, and was transported to the Snyder and Hollenbaugh Funeral Home. The Riverside Fire Department, Washington County Ambulance Service, AirCare, and Washington County Medical Examiner assisted at the scene.
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