STODDARD, N.H. (AP) -- A 39-year-old Stoddard man has been fatally injured by a falling tree.

New Hampshire State Police say Shannon Sarcione was one of two men cutting trees when one fell on him at about 1:50 p.m. Monday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The other man was not injured.

Police say the accident appears to have been an act of nature.