By: News Intern Katherine Jones
EAGLES NEST TOWNSHIP- A man died Tuesday after he fell off a roof while trying to remove a downed tree in northern Minnesota.
According to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, at about 2:15 p.m., officials responded to report of a fall on Walsh Road in Eagles Nest Township.
Authorities learned a man was removing a downed tree for the property owner when he lost his footing and fell about 20 feet from the roof onto a propane tank. The man was unconscious and, despite life-saving efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The man was identified as 55-year-old Hans Christopher Smith. No foul play is suspected.
