
Logging Accident Kills One As Father, Son Cut Down Trees in Small Upstate NY Town
A logging accident turns tragic as authorities say a 35-year-old man was killed as he and his father were cutting down trees in a small Upstate NY town.
It happened just after 9:00 a.m. on Thursday morning along County Route 11 in the Oswego County town of Parish.
New York State Police say the father and son duo were logging trees when the father, Mark Gardner went up to the residence for a short time. When he returned, troopers say he found his son, Eric Gardner of Williamstown, NY, pinned between two trees.
Heavy equipment was used to free the younger Gardner, however, he was pronounced deceased a short-time later by paramedics who responded to the scene.
Police say Eric Gardner was struck and pinned by a falling tree.
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