A tragic logging accident claimed the life of a Casey County man on Thursday morning in Russell County.

According to the Russell County Coroner’s Office, officials responded to an incident in a wooded area off Cave Springs Road in Jabez.

Authorities reported that 25-year-old Luke Dee Wilson of Liberty was pronounced dead at the scene.

The coroner’s office stated that Wilson was struck by a small dead tree that had been dislodged while a larger tree was being felled.

Wilson was working alongside his father and uncle in their family logging business.