Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a fatal accident involving an elderly man and a riding lawn mower that occurred at a Waimea residence.

On the afternoon of Saturday, March 30, South Kohala patrol officers and Hawai‘i County Fire Department (HFD) personnel responded to a Nani Waimea Street residence after receiving a report of a 78-year-old man who was unresponsive and pinned under a riding lawn mower. HFD medics determined that the man was deceased upon arrival. An autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death.

Police encourage anyone who may have information relative to this incident to call South Kohala Patrol Officer Kayli Carr at (808) 887-3080, or via email at Kayli.Carr@hawaiicounty.gov.