Man dies in Douglas County after tree falls on camper during storm

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DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. (FOX 9) - A man in Douglas County, Minnesota died when a tree fell on the camper he was in during a storm late Monday night.

Deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of people trapped inside a camper at the Elmwood Resort on Lake May around 11:40 p.m., according to a press release from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies found the camper under a tree that had fallen because of the storm. First responders extracted Mark Edward Bunney, 72, from Miami, AZ. from the trailer along with another woman, but Bunney was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital.

The investigation is ongoing.