DNR Employee Dies While Mowing Grass

The man got too close to the water; hit a hole and the mower flipped on top of him.

By Fatima Rahmatullah

CREATED 7:07 PM

Council Bluffs, IA – A 78-year-old man drowned in a terrible landscaping accident.  Council Bluffs Police say Bruce T. Jensen of Treynor, IA was mowing grass this afternoon.

Jensen got too close to the water; hit a hole and the mower flipped on top of him. Jensen was unable to free himself from under the lawn tractor. It happened about 2:45 p.m. in an area called Westlake. 

Jensen was a seasonal employee for Dept. of Natural Resources. His autopsy is scheduled later this week.