MuskogeePhoenix.com, Muskogee, OK

June 30, 2012

A.M. UPDATE: Local dentist dies in tractor mishap


— Muskogee dentist Dr. David Reifsteck was killed in a tractor rollover, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

Reifsteck, 64, was brushhogging on a slight incline in a field in Park Hill in Cherokee County on Friday when the bucket of the tractor hit a stump.

The tractor rolled one and three-quarter times, coming to rest on its side, pinning Reifsteck for 20 minutes, the OHP report states.

He was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency personnel.