ALDEN TOWNSHIP, Minn. (Northern News Now) — The National Weather Service has confirmed that a man was killed by a falling tree in Alden Township near Two Harbors on Wednesday morning.

According to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to Laine Road in Alden Township around 10:22 a.m.

69-year-old Brian Pelander was found by his wife under a large downed tree.

Officials say Pelander was snowblowing their property when the tree gave way due to high winds and heavy wet snow, fatally injuring him.

No foul play is suspected.

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