Reply Edward Murphy of Sandown was killed when a tree fell on him while he was in a hammock in the Wild River Wilderness on May 27. (Courtesy of GoFundMe.com/GoFundMe: Ed Murphy -Hiker tragically killed by falling tree.) SANDOWN, NH — Money is being raised for the widow and the daughter of a man killed on a hiking expedition in the White Mountains last week. Edward Murphy of Sandown was killed when a tree fell on him while he was sleeping in a hammock. He was 50. Murphy was in the process of attempting to climb all of the 48 4,000 footers in New Hampshire. He had finished 39.