Police name forestry man killed
A 23 year old man was killed in a forestry accident yesterday in Hauparu Bay, Lake Rotoiti, near Rotorua.
He was 23-year-old Robert Arapeta Epapara of Rotorua.
The accident occurred yesterday at approximately 2.50 pm.
Mr Epapara was felling trees as part of a small logging crew working in steep and rugged terrain when he was struck from a falling tree.
Police and Department of Labour Inspectors are investigating the cause of the accident.