By Hub City Times staff

MARSHFIELD — The Stratford Fire & Rescue Department and Marathon County Sheriff’s Office were called to a town of Cleveland farm Nov. 7 for a report that a man had passed out in a field near a piece of farm equipment.

According to the Marathon County Sheriff’s Office, the man was located near a tractor, where it appeared that he had become entangled in the tractor’s power take-off unit.

The man was pronounced dead on the scene. The death appeared to be accidental, and no criminal activity was suspected.

The name of the man has not yet been released.