SWAINTON -- A Rio Grande resident, identified as Arthur "Art" Shivers, 72, was killed on Tuesday, June 9 when the lawn mower he was riding on flipped over pinning him underneath at the Sand Barrens Golf Club on Route 9, around 7 a.m.

According to police, Shivers was an employee of Sand Barrens. Shivers was riding a mower, specialized for cutting the tee boxes. While mowing a tee box, Shivers had come to close to the one end, and had tipped over into the sand trap.

The mower had fallen on top of. Shivers and was found by an employee minutes later. The employee attempted to push the mower off of Shivers but could not.

A local doctor to the area who had been jogging through the area assisted the employee with getting the mower off Shivers.

Shivers was pronounced dead at the scene.

The exact cause of death is currently unknown.

The incident is under investigation by Ptlm. James D'Alonzo, Det. Martin of the Middle Township Police and the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office.

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