Man is killed by a falling branch

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Man is killed by a falling branch

Friday, June 22, 2012

A 71-year-old man has died in a tree- cutting accident on a property off the Waimoko Road, near Whangara, last night.

He is understood to have been killed when he was crushed by a large branch.

The fire service was called to the scene — about 9km into the Waimoko Road — at 4.45pm.

The man was dead when they arrived.

Police are yet to release the man’s name and further information on the accident was unavailable at the time of going to press.

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