Kentucky State Police Post 15 Troopers and the Adair County Sheriff’s Office responded to a logging accident on Tower Rd. off Hwy 206 in Adair County. The preliminary investigation revealed that 53-year-old Tony Burton of Columbia, KY had been using a farm tractor to maneuver timber. Mr. Burton overturned the tractor into a deep ravine causing him to become entrapped underneath it. He was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Adair County Coroner.
KSP was assisted at the scene by the Adair County Sheriff’s Office, Adair County Fire and Adair EMS. The investigation is ongoing by Trooper Levi Scott.
