A person understood to be a forestry worker has been killed in an incident at a forestry block in Tinui.
The Tinui Rural Fire Party were called to the site on Te Mai Rd between Tanawa Rd and Pakowai Tinui Rd at 1.05pm today.
Early reports are that the death was in a Forest Enterprises block.
Masterton Senior Sergeant Mike Sutton said initial reports to police were that a man had been killed by a falling tree.
The age and identity of the person is yet to be released.