UPDATE: Feb. 21, 4:55 p.m. - Towamencin Police Chief Tim Troxel has confirmed the man died on scene from injuries sustained in the incident. Troxel added that the incident appears to be accidental, and police are investigating what occurred.
Cause and manner of death have not officially been determined. Troxel said police are still working on notifying the man's next of kin, and will not publicly release any identifying information until those notifications have occurred.
Troxel added he hopes to provide additional information sometime tomorrow.
Original story follows...
A medical emergency across the street from General Nash
Elementary prompted a police and fire response on Tuesday afternoon, as well as
an email from North Penn School District addressing the incident.
According to the Montgomery County Department of Public Safety, units from Towamencin Township Police, Towamencin Fire Company, and the Volunteer Medical Service Corps of Lansdale were dispatched to a home in the area of Liberty Bell and Stratton drives at 1:12 p.m. for a report of an unconscious subject. Multiple corroborating sources tell North Penn Now the incident involved a man whose head somehow went into a woodchipper.
The man — whose identity is being withheld by this news organization until officially released by police — reportedly died as a result of his injuries, according to the sources. North Penn Now has reached out to Towamencin Police Chief Tim Troxel to confirm the incident was fatal and secure further information, however we have not received a reply at the time of publishing.
In an email, Nash Elementary Principal Bill Bowen warned parents of the active incident scene and said there was police tape around the perimeter of the property and a tarp had been set up to prevent anyone from seeing the scene.
“The staff and students were never at risk due to the situation, and recess was held indoors,” Bowen said. “Extended school care will also remain inside for the afternoon.”
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
See also:
Man Hospitalized After Vehicle Crash with Ambulance in Towamencin
Child Airlifted Sunday Afternoon in Lansdale After Sustaining Injury from Screwdriver
Photos: Firefighters Battle Garage Fire in Lansdale Sunday Afternoon
Photos: Two-Alarm Fire at Brookside Manor in Hatfield Leaves Multiple Residents Displaced
Area Fire Companies Responding to Two-Alarm Fire at Brookside Manor in Hatfield Township
