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Man Dead After Tree Falls On Him In Chester County: Report

Tragic.

A man died on Thursday in Warwick Township after a tree fell on him, according to reports.

The victim, an employee of Scott’s Tree Service, was cutting down a large tree near the 300 block of Reading Furnance Road on Thursday afternoon at about 4:30 p.m., according to the Pottstown Mercury.

Andrew Goleash, 44, was killed when the tree unexpectedly rotated in the air and fell on him, the report states.

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He was pronounced dead at 6 p.m., according to the report.

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