FINE -- A man died on Friday while chopping wood at his campsite, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation.

On Friday at 6:10 p.m., DEC said their Ray Brook Dispatch received notification from an assistant forest ranger that a 51-year-old male camping at a primitive site on Cranberry Lake collapsed while chopping wood and hit his head during the resulting fall.

Fellow campers traveled more than a mile to obtain cell phone service to call for help. Cranberry Lake Rescue responded and tried to revive the subject. Family members were administering CPR when rescuers arrived, DEC said.

Rescue efforts continued for about an hour but the subject remained unresponsive. By 7:10 p.m., first responders ceased resuscitation efforts and rangers secured the scene until the arrival of the St. Lawrence County coroner and New York State Police investigators. The subject, who was not identified in a news release from DEC, was officially pronounced dead and transported by Cranberry Lake Fire and Rescue to the dock at 9 p.m., according to DEC.