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Phyllis Mary Carifio, of Revere, died on Saturday, April 29 while cutting a tree that had sagged over the winter in her Ossippee, New Hampshire vacation home, according to the Ossipee Police Department.
Her great nephew-in-law was helping her cut down the 8-inch diameter tree, but Carifio was unable to get out of its way when it fell down.
Carifio suffered head contusions and a compound fracture of the ankle and was not conscious and not breathing when first responders arrived.
Emergency workers provided lifesaving efforts and transported Carifo to a local hospital, but she died before she arrived at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.
Carifio's family described her as a "wonderful woman with a wonderful heart," the Ossipee Police Department said.
The following groups responded to the scene:
- Ossipee Corner Fire Department
- Action Ambulance
- Ossipee Police
- Effingham Police
- Life Flight
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