GASPORT, N.Y. -- Niagara County Sheriff James Voutour tells 2 On Your Side his office is investigating an accident in which a tree fell onto an 88-year-old man in Gasport, killing him.
It happened shortly after 6:00 p.m. on Wheeler Road.
Investigators say the victim was attempting to cut a tree down in a yard when the tree split, fell onto him, and killed him.
The victim's name has not been released.