A man working in McHenry Township is dead after cutting down trees on Wednesday.

The Lycoming County Coroner’s Office was called to a scene in Jersey Mills on Wednesday morning along with the Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police, Fire, and EMS personnel.

According to the coroner's release, 66-year-old Joseph Shoemaker died due to massive blunt force trauma while felling trees.

Officials say at the time of the incident, Shoeemaker was cutting down trees at a campsite off of Old Post Office Road when the tree he was cutting struck him, resulting in death.