Hunter burns in stand.
 

An 84-year-old hunter caught his clothes on fire in a deer stand, then died after falling out of the tree on Saturday morning, authorities said.
..Arthur Joseph Knafla of Maple Grove was pronounced dead at the scene, NBC station KBJR reported. The accident occurred in Lavell Township, southeast of Hibbing, the Star-Tribune reported.

According to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, Knafla was attempting to light a propane heater in his partially enclosed deer stand when his clothes caught fire. Knafla then fell from his deer stand.

A Meadowlands ambulance responded to the incident.

Saturday was the opening day of the Minnesota deer hunting firearms season.

This article includes reporting from NBC station KBJR of Superior, Wisc., and msnbc.com staff.

wow, that's a first

Dang, that's a terrible accident. I hope that I'm able to get out at the woods at the age of 84....

That sucks!!! My biggest fear is burning

Terrible accident. Burning is my fear too.

That's horrible

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He died from the hitting the ground really hard.....not the burn. I play with fire for a living and would hate to burn to death.

That is a tradjedy! The only thing worse than burning alive is your soul burning for eternity!!!!!

No doubt!