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Man, 76, is killed in Dungannon farm accident | Man, 76, is killed in Dungannon farm accident |
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Tributes have been paid to the 76-year-old man who died in a farming accident near Dungannon in County Tyrone. | |
Jackie McCooey died after falling into cattle feeding equipment. | |
The emergency services were called to the scene on the Killybracken Road just after 20:30 BST on Friday. | The emergency services were called to the scene on the Killybracken Road just after 20:30 BST on Friday. |
It brings the number of farm deaths in Northern Ireland to 24 in the past 20 months. | |
SDLP councillor Patsy Daly knows the family well. | |
"The community is in complete shock at the death of this father and husband," said SDLP councillor Patsy Daly, who knows the family well. | |
"Jackie was a well known, highly respected, hardworking farmer in the area and held in very high esteem in the community as a whole." | |
Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive have been to the farm and will start an investigation. | Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive have been to the farm and will start an investigation. |
Harry Sinclair, the president of the Ulster Farmers Union, said it was a difficult time for Northern Ireland's farmers. | Harry Sinclair, the president of the Ulster Farmers Union, said it was a difficult time for Northern Ireland's farmers. |
"Again it's another tragedy for the industry," he said. | "Again it's another tragedy for the industry," he said. |
"It appears to have been a very unfortunate accident that has happened and it has led to the tragic death of another farmer. | "It appears to have been a very unfortunate accident that has happened and it has led to the tragic death of another farmer. |
"Over the last two years now it's been averaging nearly one a month, a tragic number." | "Over the last two years now it's been averaging nearly one a month, a tragic number." |