Fatal Accident at International Paper Mill

Metro Police and officials at International Paper are working together to find out what caused the accident that took the life of 58-year-old Ricky Salter Sunday afternoon.

According to Mark Keller, the spokesperson for Savannah Fire, Salter was working in the Riverside Paper Mill when he was involved in what "appears" to be an industrial accident.

"Firefighters commenced CPR. Life Star was dispatched over here, but unfortunately there was no need for it," said Keller. "The individual died at the scene."

Salter was a maintenance employee.