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September 1, 2003: DeSoto, Iowa — Three-year-old killed in loader accident

A 3-year-old rural DeSoto boy died after he was hit by a skid loader at his home, the Dallas County sheriff's office said Wednesday.

The boy's father, Marcus McCartney, was operating the skid loader Monday evening and didn't notice his son was behind him when he backed up, Chief Deputy Brian Gilbert said.

The child died at the scene. The death has been ruled an accident.