The Associated Press
ATWOOD, Ind. — The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department says a 37-year-old man has been killed after apparently being pulled into a wood chipper.
James Vician of Plymouth was feeding cut tree limbs into a wood chipper just before 9 a.m. Tuesday in Atwood, located about 20 miles southeast of South Bend.
A coworker who was across the street returned to the wood chipper and could not find Vician. He called police, believing Vician may have been pulled into the machine. When police arrived, they discovered evidence of who they believe to be Vician in the rear of the wood chipper.
The Kosciusko County Coroner’s Office says the incident appears to be accidental. But positive identification of the victim is not expected until later in the week.
