PIERCEFIELD, N.Y (ABC22/FOX44) - Authorities said Monday that a tow truck driver was found dead after a medical emergency.

Police were called on Thursday morning some time before 6:30 a.m. to the area of Massawepie Road, an unpaved road branching off of New York State 3 in Piercefield, about 11 miles west of Tupper Lake.

Marc R. Counter, 74, of Tupper Lake, was found unresponsive inside his tow truck, which had left the road and hit a guardrail off its eastern shoulder.

According to police reports, efforts to save Counter's life were unsuccessful. Police believe that his death was the result of a medical event, but the investigation is ongoing.

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