NewsJuly 28, 2008
Falling tree kills Southern Illinois man
CARTERVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- The coroner in Southern Illinois' Williamson County says a 68-year-old man was killed over the weekend when a tree fell onto him. Coroner Mike Burke says Dennis Davie of Herrin died Sunday. Burke says Davie and a brother were trying to cut down the tree near Carterville when it shifted and toppled onto him...
CARTERVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- The coroner in Southern Illinois' Williamson County says a 68-year-old man was killed over the weekend when a tree fell onto him.
Coroner Mike Burke says Dennis Davie of Herrin died Sunday.
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Burke says Davie and a brother were trying to cut down the tree near Carterville when it shifted and toppled onto him.
Burke says the case appears to be accidental.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
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