AmbulanceA northeast Iowa farmer has died in a farm-related accident. Fifty-seven-year old Randy Kelchen of Dundee was found dead at his farm Monday afternoon.

According to the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, Kelchen had been working with livestock and used a shotgun to euthanize an aggressive bull. Authorities say as he was climbing the gate out of the barnyard,  the shotgun accidentally discharged, and the gunshot wound was instantly fatal.

(Reporting by Janelle Tucker, KMCH)