WALL, SOUTH DAKOTA—
United States Department of Agriculture
Ran off driving surface, nonroadway · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
Final narrative
An employee was riding an ATV to the next prairie dog town. The ATV went into a drainage ditch that was hidden by vegetation. As the employee fell into the ditch their head struck an adjacent embankment. The employee initially lost feeling below the neck, and later recovered some sense of touch. The ditch was approximately 5 feet deep by 4 feet wide.
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