PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — Emergency personnel from Pike and Ross Counties responded to the 400 block of Whiskey Hollow Road on reports of a tree that had fallen on top of a man.
According to initial reports, a man was in the woods cutting down timber when a tree fell, crushing the individual. The 9-1-1 caller, at the time, could not advise dispatchers if the man was breathing or not.
Shorltly after 1 p.m. medics on the scene advised that the man was deceased.
The Guardian could not independently confirm the circumstances surrounding this incident. The name of the individual was not immediately released at the time of this publication.