I didn't see this posted already so sorry if its a repost, also he was bowhunting so that's why I placed it in this forum.

I worked at the same company as this guy, didn't know him well but past him in the halls. I knew he was an avid hunter (took an annual hunting trip to Canada). I don't know any more than what's in this article, nothing's mentioned about a safety harness, truely a tragedy!

The Wichita Eagle
A Newton hunter died after an accidental fall Saturday in Butler County.
Kevin S. Jantz fell about 25 feet while hanging a tree stand around 4 p.m., said Lt. Ken Morgan of the Butler County Sheriff's Office. It happened in an area Jantz had hunted in for years.
Jantz, 46, was found by his brother shortly before 7 p.m. and was taken by helicopter to Wesley Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.


http://www.kansas.com/news/updates/story/608063.html