81-year old the victim of fatal lawnmower accident

The body of an 81-year old man was found Friday night pinned under an overturned riding lawnmower.  Coroner Karl Addis calls the death of David Bearden an accident, theorizing that Bearden was running the mower near the edge of an embankment when it flipped and wound up on top of him.  A friend who came to check on Bearden discovered the body.  The accident scene was 198 Bearden Hollow Drive in the Cleveland-Madison communities of Oconee.  It’s believed the accident occurred between 5 and 7 pm yesterday.