A Tennessee man died this week after falling through a skylight while clearing snow from the roof of a business.
An unidentified 66-year-old man reportedly fell about 20 feet from a rooftop in central Hickman County on Monday afternoon, the Hickman County Sheriff's Office said.
The man fell to the concrete floor and was pronounced dead at the scene, the Hickman County Emergency Management Agency said, according to WKRN-TV. A witness called 911 after the accident.
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The man's death was one of six in the state attributed to the winter storm. (Bolesta/Classic Stock/Getty Images)
The incident was one of six deaths from incidents this week. winter storm The state's cases include two in Shelby County, one in Madison County and two in Washington County.
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The driver of a box truck died after sliding into a tractor-trailer on the interstate, and the woman was found unresponsive in her home and died of hypothermia.
“A winter weather system began moving through the state on Sunday, January 14, bringing dangerously cold temperatures and snow to Tennessee,” the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said in a statement Wednesday. “We are forecast to experience another round of winter precipitation across the state.” [Thursday]. Temperatures are expected to reach freezing, but are expected to drop back below freezing Friday into the weekend. ”
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Fox News Digital reached out to the Hickman County Emergency Management Agency and the Hickman County Sheriff's Department.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
