Logging accident kills man, 71
Daily Inter Lake | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 16 years, 2 months AGO
A 71-year-old man died from injuries sustained in a logging-related incident in Sanders County Friday.
Sanders County dispatch said the incident occurred outside Hot Springs in the Lonepine area around 10:08 a.m.
Sanders County Deputy Coroner Dan Bates said Herbert Edgar Sais was transported by Hot Spring Ambulance and died en route to a medical center in Ronan.
According to Bates, Sais and his son were cutting down a ponderosa pine when the accident occurred. The pine tree came down and struck a Douglas fir, which wobbled, fell and struck Sais.
Apparently the 8-inch diameter fir tree had root damage caused by a fire, Bates said.
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