NEW ULM, MN. (THECOUNT) — John Hoffmann, of New Ulm, MN, has been identified as the victim of a Wednesday farming accident.

Hoffmann, 53, was found by family members pinned between a combine and a corn harvester head.

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He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Brown County Sheriff’s Office says authorities were called Wednesday afternoon to a farm accident near New Ulm. Authorities say family members found 53-year-old John Hoffmann pinned between a combine and the corn head. source

New Ulm is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,522 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Brown County, according to Wikipedia.