N. Idaho man dies in apparent logging accident

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SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho man has died in an apparent logging accident while working alone clearing trees.

The Bonner County Sheriff's Office tells the Bonner County Daily Bee (http://bit.ly/1khKoAL) the accident happened Tuesday north of Kootenai.

Sheriff Daryl Wheeler says the man was a local resident who was working by himself when a branch apparently fell on him.

Wheeler says co-workers found him when they returned to the area.

Bonner County EMS Chief Robert Wakeley says the man was wearing a helmet but appeared to have suffered a fatal blow to the head and died at the scene.

The man's name hasn't been released.

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Information from: Bonner County (Idaho) Daily Bee, http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com