Elderly Man Killed In Chain Saw Accident
Updated: Sunday, 05 Feb 2012, 3:58 PM EST
Published : Sunday, 05 Feb 2012, 3:58 PM EST
WASHINGTON, N.J. - Authorities say a 74-year-old man found dead near his northwestern New Jersey home this weekend apparently died in a tree-cutting accident.
Washington Township police tell The Express-Times of Easton, Pa. (http://bit.ly/yx6Tv0) that some people walking a dog found Eric Edelstein's body in a wooded area of the Warren County town around 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
It appears Edelstein was trying to cut a tree when his chain saw kicked back and a piece of splintered wood struck his body. But authorities were still working Sunday to determine when the accident occurred and what caused his death.