A Burkesville man was killed in a freak logging accident Wednesday afternoon, February 23. The accident occurred around 1:50 p.m. in the Whites Bottom area off Warsaw Road.

According to Cumberland County Coroner Gary White, Chris Cary, 35, was operating a skidder when the accident happened. Apparently, Cary hooked up to a log and put the skidder in reverse, then backed down a hill approximately 100 feet and hit a ditch. Cary hit his head on the metal cage of the skidder. He was pronounced dead at Cumberland County Hospital as the result of head trauma. Cary’s father, Bobby Cary, was treated and released at Cumberland County Hospital for a leg injury he received while trying to help his son.