Cedar Lake Man Dies In Hunting Accident
Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a fatal fall from a tree stand that occurred Saturday in Starke County.
At approximately 3 PM, officers and emergency personnel responded to the 3500 block of S. 700 E. in Knox for a report of a fatal tree stand fall.
Once on scene, officers discovered Larry Sedwick, 53, of Cedar Lake, was deer hunting from an elevated tree stand when he fell from the stand. Sedwick was not wearing a full-body safety harness but a different form of a harness. Authorities are investigating if it was secured properly or if it failed. Sedwick was pronounced dead on the scene.
The incident is still under investigation.
Conservation Officers remind all hunters to wear a full-body safety harness when hunting from an elevated hunting platform. Conservation Officers have investigated three tree stand falls this week in our district. This fatal incident, the second with the hunter suffering serious brain injury, and the third was a minor injury.
Assisting agencies include the Starke County Sheriff’s Office, Starke County Coroner’s Office, Starke County EMS, and Knox Police Department.
