Crime & Safety
Rowley Man Dies After Tree Falls On Him
The 81-year-old Rowley man was helping a neighbor cut the tree down, officials said.
ROWLEY, MA — An elderly man died Thursday afternoon after being struck by a tree that he was helping a neighbor cut down. Rowley Police said the 81-year-old man offered to help his neighbor cut a tree down on that person's property.
The man, who was struck late this morning on Main Street, was flown to a Boston hospital with serious injuries, Rowley Police Chief Scott A. Dumas and Fire Chief James C. Broderick said.
The incident is being investigated.
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Breaking: 81 yr old man struck by a tree in Rowley this morning has died in what police call tragic accident #7News pic.twitter.com/LwR6fBMAmt
— Steve Cooper (@scooperon7) May 3, 2018
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