Authorities say a young teen has died after a farm-related incident in Vernon County,
The Vernon Reporter says the 15-year-old Amish girl was riding on a horse-drawn, two-wheel forecart with a standing-only platform, driven by an 18-year-old male from rural Westby.
According to the sheriff’s office, the horses became startled when the driver threw a rock from the cart that had been removed from the field.
The girl fell to the ground and was run over by a wagon attached to the forecart.
She later died at a hospital in La Crosse.
The incident is under investigation.
