Man Crawls 23 Hours for Help After Wife Is Killed
OKLAHOMA
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An 89-year-old man who needs help to walk accidentally ran over his wife with a tractor, then crawled 23 hours to summon help.
Florence Ruth Holba died after the tractor driven by her husband, Edwin, rolled over her on the couple’s Billings farm. Florence Holba, 80, was standing behind the tractor when her husband’s foot slipped off the clutch, officials said.
Holba fell when he went to check on his wife, and was unable to get back up. He had to crawl to his house 400 feet away to call for help, state troopers said.
The couple’s son, Jim Holba, said his father was hospitalized with dehydration.
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