Forestry worker killed in accident named

The experienced forestry worker died when a tree fell on him. Photo / iStock

The forestry worker killed in northern Hawke's Bay yesterday has been named.

Blair David Palmer, 53, from Napier, was an experienced forestry foreman who had worked in the industry for a long time, police said.

He died when a tree fell on him at the Pohokura forest block inland from Tutira, north of Napier.

Worksafe New Zealand is investigating.