Minnehaha County Plow Operator Dies While Clearing Roads Tuesday

Tragic news out of the winter storm that swept over southeast South Dakota Tuesday (1/3).

While working to clear snow from county roads, a Minnehaha snow plow operator suffered a medical emergency and died

The Minnehaha Country Sheriff's Office says that the operator was helping a deputy sheriff clear a road when he suffered a "medical emergency."

The deputy called for help and tried to revive the operator. Emergency crews arrived and then took him to an area hostile where he died.

The Minnehaha Country Sheriff's Office says that the death appears to be from natural causes.