The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died following a tractor incident near Princeton on July 27, 2013.

He was Barend Vant' Veld, aged 65, of Princeton.

Mr. Vant' Veld was operating a small bobcat tractor on Summers Creek Road, a gravel road near Princeton on the morning of July 27, 2013, grading the road edges near a farm there.

When he had not returned to the farm, the farm owner eventually reported him missing, and Search and Rescue were called out. Early the next morning, Search and Rescue personnel found him in a ditch abutting the road. He was deceased at the scene.

The BC Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate this death.

The family of Mr. Vant' Veld has been notified of his death. On behalf of family members, the BC Coroners Service asks that the media respect their privacy at this difficult time.

For further information, please contact:

Barb McLintock
Coroner, Strategic Programs
BC Coroners Service
250 356-9253