PLATTSMOUTH, Neb. (AP) — A 76-year-old Norfolk man has died after being struck by falling tree branch in Cass County.

The accident was reported at 10:10 a.m. Saturday at a property in rural Plattsmouth. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says Lon Marotz died at the scene before he could be flown to a hospital.

The accident occurred as Marotz trimmed a tree at his daughter’s residence.