http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-ia-treefatal,0,7123850.story
4:07 PM CST, February 24, 2009
BURLINGTON, Iowa - A southeast Iowa man has died after part of a tree that he was cutting down fell on top of him.
Officials with the Des Moines County sheriff's office say 53-year-old Edward Menke, of West Point, was cutting down a dead tree in rural Des Moines County on Sunday when the accident happened.
Officials say Menke's son called them about 9 p.m. reporting that his father hadn't been seen since 3 p.m. that day.
Deputies say Menke was pronounced dead at the scene.
4:07 PM CST, February 24, 2009
BURLINGTON, Iowa - A southeast Iowa man has died after part of a tree that he was cutting down fell on top of him.
Officials with the Des Moines County sheriff's office say 53-year-old Edward Menke, of West Point, was cutting down a dead tree in rural Des Moines County on Sunday when the accident happened.
Officials say Menke's son called them about 9 p.m. reporting that his father hadn't been seen since 3 p.m. that day.
Deputies say Menke was pronounced dead at the scene.
