By Spencer Burt
Click here for updates on this story
ELKO COUNTY, Nevada (KSTU) — A man died early Monday morning after an apparent train-hopping accident in eastern Nevada.
The Elko County Sheriff’s Office said emergency dispatch received a call around 4:35 a.m. from a woman who said her friend may have fallen off the freight train they were riding.
Police said the pair had illegally jumped onto the train near Elko, and it was heading toward Utah.
The woman said she fell asleep, and when she woke up, she realized her friend was missing.
Sheriff’s deputies and Union Pacific Railroad employees began searching the stretch of train tracks where the man may have fallen off. A Union Pacific employee found the man’s body on the tracks near Wells, Nevada, around 6:35 a.m.
The victim was identified as 24-year-old James “Ivy” Woods. He was from Shreveport, Louisiana.
Officials said they determined that Woods was “hit by the train as he fell off,” which caused fatal injuries.
Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.
Man dies after falling while riding freight train through remote area of Nevada News Channel 3-12.
Hence then, the article about man dies after falling while riding freight train through remote area of nevada was published today ( ) and is available on News channel ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Man dies after falling while riding freight train through remote area of Nevada )
Also on site :