The Gisborne man who lost his life operating an excavator in the Waimatā River on Monday morning was 48-year-old Tony Andrew Crosswell, who lived in Elgin.
“Crossie”, as he was widely and affectionately known, died when the 30-tonne digger he was operating tipped over in the river during debris clearance work.
His body was recovered from the submerged cab of his machine th...
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