SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – A man has died after an accident involving a skidder on a Bullitt County timberland.

The Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office responded to the reported crash at 1:15 a.m. Oct. 30 in a wooded area of ​​Mt. Elmira, northwest of Shepherdsville.

Bullitt County Sheriff Walt Sholar said the 62-year-old man was operating the skid row at the scene. He is from the Cub Run area.

A skidder is a heavy vehicle used to move felled trees from the forest to a landing site.

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