Man dies after falling out of hunting tree stand

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A dead man was found by police on Monday after he fell out of a hunting tree stand, according to information provided by the Columbia Police Department.

CPD spokesman Colin Imhoff wrote in an email to ABC 17 News that the man was found in a wooded area east of Grace Lane between East Richland Road and Interstate 70 Drive Southeast.

Imhoff wrote at 8:45 p.m. that next-of-kin for the man had not been notified, so identifying details are not yet publicly available.

Police wrote in a social media post that officers responded to a death investigation at 3:23 p.m. Monday near the woods. Police wrote online that the man's death was determined to be accidental. Dispatch logs show police were called to the 6200 block of Interstate 70 Drive Southeast

“The scene is now clear and there is no need to be alarmed,” police wrote.

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