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Sussex-Wantage, NJ
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Falling Tree Kills Man In Wantage, State Police Say
A 71-year-old man was killed when a large tree fell on him in Sussex County, authorities said. Thomas Speed, of Wantage, suffered fatal injuries in the incident on Central School Road in Wantage Township, New Jersey State Police Trooper II Christopher Postorino said. Troopers responding to a medical assist call at 2:26 p.m. found Speed beneath the fallen tree, Postorino said. Further circumstances around the incident were not immediately available. The incident remains under investigation.
Englewood, NJ
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Update
: Englewood Homeowner Killed By Fallen Tree Limb, Mayor Says
UPDATE: A 52-year-old Englewood homeowner died after he was struck by a falling tree limb Saturday morning, Mayor Michael Wildes said. The pinned Curry Avenue homeowner was in cardiac arrest and bleeding heavily when police arrived shortly before 11 a.m. He’s been trimming the tree with a gas-powered chainsaw when the limb fell, knocking him off a ladder more than 10 feet off the ground, responders said. "His legs were pinned under the tree [limb] and he had to be extricated," Wildes said. Firefighters used air bags to free the homeowner, who suffered a severely damaged right leg and ches…
