North Dakota bar owner killed in freak accident while resetting pins in his bowling alley

A North Dakota barroom proprietor was killed successful a freak mishap complete nan play while resetting nan pins successful his bowling alley.

Scott Willoughby, 59, nan proprietor of Esmond Bar, was moving to reconstruct nan two-lane bowling alley he attached to nan drinking spread Saturday nighttime erstwhile officials opportunity he was crushed by nan pinsetter, KVLY reports.

He was unsocial astatine nan time, according to nan Benson County Sheriff's Office, and was recovered dormant Sunday morning.

The Esmond Bar later confirmed nan owner's unexpected passing successful a Facebook post, noting it would beryllium closed until further notice.

'We constitute pinch a dense bosom that nan owner, Scott, has passed away,' nan post read. 

'Please support his family successful your thoughts and prayers done this very difficult time.'

One personification who commented connected nan station expressed her condolences, and said Willoughby had discussed nan renovations he was making to nan bowling alley erstwhile she visited nan barroom recently.

'We had nan champion sojourn erstwhile I was location a mates weeks ago,' Stacey Kurtyka Atkinson wrote. 

'He showed america nan bowling alley remodel. He was truthful proud of it,' she continued, adding: 'I tin still perceive him laughing and joking around!'

Another Facebook personification wrote that he had conscionable worked pinch Willoughby connected a promotional video for nan bowling alley a fewer days before.

'This saddens maine a lot,' Kevin Eilenberg wrote. 'I’m moreover much grateful that we randomly walked in.'

A ceremonial for nan beloved barroom proprietor is scheduled for Friday, according to an obituary posted online.