— A 49-year-old man fell out of a tree and died in the woods near a Budd Lake apartment complex Monday night, police said.

Police received a 911 call about an unresponsive male in the woods near the Kings Village Apartment Complex at 9:21 p.m., police said. There, they found the man, who they determined had been bow hunting in a wooded area adjacent to the complex, police said.

The man had been sitting in a tree stand about 25 feet off the ground when he fell, police said.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. They have not yet released the name of the man, pending family notification.

Police said the county medical examiner will make a determination as to the exact cause of death.

Mount Olive Police were assisted by the Budd Lake First Aid Squad, paramedics from St. Clare's Hospital, the Morris County Medical Examiners Office and the Morris County Sheriff’s Office's Criminal Investigative Section, police said.

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