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Man Electrocuted In Tree In Central PA, Police Say Man Electrocuted In Tree In Central PA, Police Say
Man Electrocuted In Tree In Central PA, Police Say A 39-year-old man was electrocuted to death while tree trimming in Lancaster County on Saturday, April 8, 2023, authorities say.  Manheim Township Police and first responders were called to a report of an unconscious man in a tree in he 2100 block of Kentwood Drive at 12:48 p.m.  "One of the branches contacted a power line causing the male to be electrocuted," while he was tree trimming, according to the police.  Lancaster County Coroner’s Office was called and he was pronounced deceased at the scene. The police continue to investigate, "but no foul play is suspected," the …

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Bulldozer Rolls Down Hill Crushing Man To Death In Central PA: Police Bulldozer Rolls Down Hill Crushing Man To Death In Central PA: Police
Bulldozer Rolls Down Hill Crushing Man To Death In Central PA: Police Imagine you're trimming trees and you suddenly hear the sounds of metal machinery rolling down a hill, and you're at the bottom. That's what happened to one man in Ephrata on Monday, Oct. 17 at approximately 2 p.m., authorities say. The Ephrata police had been called to a report of "a person run over by a bulldozer," the department stated in a release later that night. Emergency crews found "one man was killed after being struck by the bulldozer," in the 600 block of Mount Airy Road, West Cocalico Township, the police say.  Authorities soon learned that he was one of two men who had …

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LOOK UP! Helicopter With Giant Hanging Saw Blade Flying Over York County (Photos, Video) LOOK UP! Helicopter With Giant Hanging Saw Blade Flying Over York County (Photos, Video)
Look UP! Helicopter With Giant Hanging Saw Blade Flying Over York County (Photos, Video) A helicopter flying with a huge saw blade hanging out the side is operating over York County. Metropolitan Edison is using a helicopter and it's ginormous saw to trim trees along four power lines in York and Adams counties. The saw blade is actually multiple blades-- ten, 24-inch rotary blades cover the 20 foot cutting surface, which can through 8 to 10 inch trees. The helicopter setup covers more area in one day than a ground crew might complete in a week, says Metropolitan Edison. Even though the setup may seem dangerous to onlookers, the company says it is actually much safer compared…

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