Rochester, MN  (KROC AM News) - The Fillmore County Sheriff’s Department is reporting an accident involving an 84 year old man who was hurt Friday while cutting trees.

Fillmore County Sheriff Tom Kaase says the Harmony man was injured when one of the trees fell on him. Kaase says another person at the scene called 911 and the man was taken to St. Mary’s for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

The accident happened around 11 a.m. at a site about a mile east of Lanesboro. The man’s name has not been released.

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