Sheriff: Large branch falls, kills man cutting down trees near Olivia

OLIVIA, Minn. -- A large branch fell on and killed a 69-year-old man near Olivia Tuesday morning.

According to the Renville County Sheriff's Office, emergency responders at 10:43 a.m. were called to the 70000 block of 320th Street in Henryville Township on the report of a tree that had fallen on a male victim. 

"Further investigation revealed the male was cutting down several trees in a grove on a rural farm site when a large branch connected to another tree broke off and struck the male," the sheriff's office said in a release.

Despite life-saving efforts from emergency responders, the victim died of his injuries. He was wearing head, eye and ear protection.

The victim was later identified as Blair Anderson of rural Fairfax, Minnesota.