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Man Electrocuted While Removing Tree In Hudson Valley

Man Electrocuted While Removing Tree In Hudson Valley

Man Electrocuted While Removing Tree In Hudson Valley A 39-year-old man was killed while removing a tree in the Hudson Valley, according to police. John B. Nuzzolo of Newburgh, who was a sub-contractor for Simply Stump Grinding & Tree Removal, was working about 40-feet above the ground around 9:17 a.m. Monday to remove the tree at 29 Maple Road, said Cornwall-on-Hudson police. Nuzzolo then hit a live power line and was electrocuted and killed, police added. Town and village police responded, as well Storm King Fire Department, and Central Hudson Utilities. Power was cut to more than 2,000 residents as power crews worked to clear branche…

by Kathy Reakes

09/05/2018