PROVINCETOWN – A man was killed in a freak accident in Provincetown Friday morning. The riding mower tractor he was using apparently tipped over. The incident happened shortly after 9:30 AM Friday at St. Peters Cemetery off Winslow Street. Firefighters were able to lift the tractor and free the man within minutes. Paramedics could be seen performing CPR on the victim as he was rushed to an ambulance for transport to Cape Cod Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Fire Chief Michael Trovato told media the man was a retired firefighter-paramedic for the Provincetown and Truro departments. The victim was later identified as Leo “Skip” Childs III, 69, of Truro.
Sad update: Retired firefighter killed in tractor accident in Provincetown
August 7, 2020
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