KEOKUK COUNTY MAN DIES IN FALL FROM TREE STAND

Keokuk County man dies in fall from tree stand

A hunter from rural Ollie has died after he fell from a tree stand Thursday (10/22) in Keokuk County.  The Iowa DNR says 76-year-old Raymond Byers was reported missing after he didn’t come home from hunting during early muzzleloader season on his property.  The Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office and local fire and rescue teams found Byers’ body.  An autopsy will determine the cause of death.

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