Pat Unger dies in farm accident

Noted Malahide farmer, seed dealer and former volunteer firefighter Pat Unger, 56, was killed in a farming incident, March 16. He was trapped in a grain bin on his farm, north of Lyons.

Friend and fellow seed dealer Ian Foster had known Mr. Unger for at least 30 years. “It’s going to be a tremendous loss to the community,” he said.

Ontario Provincial Police and the Ministry of Labour are investigating.

Malahide Fire Chief Brent Smith, who started his new job Monday, confirmed volunteer firefighters were called to the farm at 14555 Imperial Road, just north of Wilson Line, between 3:30-3:45 p.m.

He said some of the firefighters who first arrived on the scene knew the victim.