ELLIS COUNTY – A 39 year-old Ellis County man was killed Saturday in accident north of Hays.

According to a media release from the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office, Jarrod P. Depenbush was killed Saturday afternoon when a tree fell on top of him while cutting it down in the 1700 block of Emmeram Road.

The incident is still under investigation by the Ellis County Coroner’s Office and the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office.

First responders from the Ellis County EMS, Rural Fire, Emergency Management and the Kansas Highway Patrol also assisted with the incident.