ALLAMAKEE COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - New details have been released regarding the landslide accident on Tuesday that killed an Allamakee County man who was struck by a large rock.

The Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office said it received a 911 call that a hillside slid down into the man’s home in the 1100 block of Red Oak Road.

First responders said “numerous rocks” rolled down a hill from a nearby property. A large rock then crashed through a wall of the home, hitting and killing the man.

The victim, identified as 76-year-old Michael Stok, of Harpers Ferry, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating if heavy equipment was used on the property above the residence around the time of the incident.

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