Farm Accident Claims Life Of Robert Pokorny

A rural Clearwater man has died following a farm-related accident on Monday evening.

The Antelope County Law Enforcement Center received a 911 call at 5:50 p.m., according to a press release from the Antelope County Sheriff’s Department.

When rescue personnel arrived, Robert Pokorny, 52, “was discovered at the site with life-threatening injuries caused from a sweep auger within the grain bin,” the release said.

Emergency crews from the Antelope County Sheriff’s Department, Nebraska State Patrol and Clearwater Fire and Rescue responded to the call at a grain bin site, located at 857 Road and 514 Avenue near Clearwater.

The press release stated that Pokorny was transported to Antelope Memorial Hospital by Clearwater Rescue. He succumbed to his injuries, resulting in his death. The release said “the nature of the incident and resulting injuries sustained by Pokorny were deemed accidental.”

​Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 13 2018, at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Clearwater,

Click here for Robert Pokorny's obituary.

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