GILMAN, Wis. (WSAU) — A rural Gilman man is dead after an unusual tractor accident. Taylor County Sheriff Larry Woebbeking says they were called to the scene at Shiner Drive near 7th Avenue just after 1:00 p.m. Monday.
Woebbeking says their investigation determined that 49-year-old Brian K. Knusta was using a farm tractor for logging the area. He says it appears Knusta attempted to pull a cut tree free with the tractor, causing the tree to land on Knusta. The tractor then continued across the field following the fatal blow, and came to rest on the north side of Shiner Drive.
Knusta was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Taylor County Sheriff’s Department, Gilman ambulance, Gilman 1st responders and Lublin Fire Department worked together at the scene.
