27 Dec 2015

West Coast man killed in tree felling accident

8:22 pm on 27 December 2015

A man has been killed in a tree felling accident on the West Coast this afternoon.

St John Ambulance said emergency services were called to a private property on Woodstock-Rimu Rd, south of Hokitika, at about 3.45pm .

The man, who was in his 60s, died at the scene.