A forestry worker died this morning felling a tree in a horror logging accident.
The man, described by police as a local in his 30s, was one of a group undertaking forestry work on a forestry block off Tokomaru West Road, in the Brunswick area of Wanganui.
He was involved in the felling of a tree when he sustained fatal injuries, police say.
Emergency services were notified about 9.45am that a man had suffered a "traumatic injury''.
An ambulance spokeswoman said: "We got a call from a member of the public about a person who had suffered injuries and who subsequently died at the scene.''
