MORRISON CO., Minn. (FOX 9) - A 57-year-old man is dead after authorities say he fell from a tree while he was trying to cut it down.

Fatal fall from tree in Morrison County

What we know:

On Aug. 7, around 12:59 p.m., the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office says it received reports that a man had fallen from a tree outside a residence in Pulaski Township – four miles east of Harding, Minnesota.

When emergency responders arrived, they learned Daniel Dickman, 57, of Hillman, Minnesota, had been working to cut a tree down in sections roughly 37 feet in the air.

During the task, one of the sections previously cut unexpectedly swung, striking the tree trunk and causing it to break, according to authorities. Dickman then fell to the ground, and a portion of the tree landed on him.

He was

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