Authorities: Hunter dies after tree stand fall

Authorities say Michigan Hunter, 58, pronounced dead after apparently falling from tree stand

Published On: Oct 29 2012 01:00:26 PM EDT   Updated On: Oct 29 2012 01:19:26 PM EDT
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KASSON TOWNSHIP, Mich. -

Authorities say a 58-year-old hunter has died after apparently falling from a tree stand in Michigan's northwestern Lower Peninsula.

The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports Donald Joseph Peplinski of Maple City apparently fell Friday night from the tree stand in Leelanau County's Kasson Township, about 15 miles northwest of Traverse City.

He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The Leelanau County sheriff's department says Peplinski's death is considered an accident. It's under investigation.

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