79 year old man dies in tractor accident in Everson on April 18

Police in Everson say a 79-year-old retired dairy farmer has died in a tractor accident. Officers arrived at the crash scene to find a large tractor belonging to Jake Tiemersma Jr. pressed up against a barn wall, still running. The man's body was about 35 feet away. MacPhee says the tractor had rolled over him. The Bellingham Herald reports that the Whatcom County medical examiner's office found no signs of foul play. A death from an accident is always heartbreaking, but not all deaths are considered to be wrongful death in legal terms. Learn more about how wrongful death is defined at this page.