Hunter falls to his death from a stand of trees in northwest Indiana

KNOX, Ind. – A man died after falling from a tree stand while deer hunting in northwest Indiana over the weekend.

Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conservation officers responded to the 3500 block of S. 700 E. in Knox around 3 p.m. Saturday for a report of a fatal fall.

Larry Sedwick, 53, of Cedar Lake, Indiana, was found dead near an elevated hunting platform. The DNR office said Sedwick fell from the platform and was not wearing a full-body safety harness.

The incident remains under investigation by Indiana Conservation Officers.