MOSCOW TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – The Michigan State Police are investigating the Monday night death of a Jerome man while he was using a chainsaw on a fallen tree.
State Police say Troopers from the Jackson Post were dispatched at about 6:50 p.m. to the 7000 Block of Sterling Road to assist Somerset Ambulance personnel with a medical emergency.
When they arrived, the Troopers found the body of a 45-year-old man who was trapped under a tree trunk.
An investigation into the incident revealed that a large tree had blown over recently and the man was using the chainsaw to cut the tree into sections.
At some point while he was cutting on the trunk of the tree it rotated back towards him, knocked him down and trapped him underneath causing fatal injury.
The incident is still under investigation, however foul play is not suspected by the State Police.
Troopers were assisted by Somerset Ambulance and Moscow Township Fire Department personnel.
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