Post Falls man dies in logging accident

A logging accident killed a Post Falls man Friday in Shoshone County.

Joseph W. Johnston, 32, suffered fatal injuries while working on a logging operation for Goicoechea Logging, Inc., according to a news release from the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office.

The incident occurred in the Micah Meadows area, near Calder, when, according to witnesses, the ground beneath a processor Johnston was operating gave way, sending the machine about 450 feet down a hillside. Johnston was ejected from the machine.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to Joseph’s family during this incredibly difficult time,” said the Sheriff’s Office in the release.