Man killed by falling tree in Hillsdale County, police say
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
Posted Dec 15, 2020
A view of a Michigan State Police vehicle light at the Tri-City Post on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. (Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com)Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com
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JACKSON COUNTY, MI – A man died after a tree fell on him in rural Moscow Township Monday evening, police said.
The 45-year-old Jerome man was using a chainsaw to cut a tree into pieces around 6:50 p.m., Dec. 14, in the 7000 block of Sterling Road, in Hillsdale County, when part of the trunk fell on him, Michigan State Police said.
The man was trapped and was fatally injured, police said. An investigation shows the tree likely had blown over before the man started cutting it and part of the trunk rotated backwards and fell on him, police said.
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