A Rochester man was killed Monday morning in a logging accident near Cougar.
Kyle M. Schlesser, 28, died when he was struck by a falling tree, according to the Cowlitz County sheriff’s office.
The news release reported that first responders were dispatched at about 9 a.m. after Schlesser was struck by a tree two miles west of Cougar.
According to deputies, Owen Fickett, 43, of Onalaska, felled a tree that hit a second tree, which in turn struck Schlesser.
Schlesser was cutting another tree at the time; Fickett said that he called out to warn Schlesser before downing the tree.
