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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNew York authorities confirm that a man has been killed by a falling tree.
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BE CAREFUL FOLKS. I was in hurricane Juan and huge old trees were uprooted left right and centre. When trees get uprooted like that the whole crown crushes whatever is under it.
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New York authorities confirm that a man has been killed by a falling tree. (Original Post)
applegrove
Oct 2012
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undeterred
(34,658 posts)1. Was it Donald Trump?
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)3. Nah--it would have read "Man with squirrel on head hit by tree." nt
1-Old-Man
(2,667 posts)2. The weather channel is saying a guy died in Maryland too, via auto accident.
I presume they considered it storm related, though they did say it was an auto incident. Maybe flooding, I understand that most storm deaths come from car drownings.
undeterred
(34,658 posts)4. I think we will not know the cost of this storm for a few days.
Right now its impossible for a lot of people who need help to get it.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)5. Ok so far we have two dead
The size of this, remarkable.
