Orleans man dies after tree falls on his head

By News Staff

Posted Aug 3, 2013 08:43:57 PM.

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Quebec- A 52-year-old Orleans man has been killed after a tree he was attempting to chop down in Val-Des-Monts Quebec fell on his head.

MRC Des Collines say it happened around 2p.m. Saturday on Chemin Du Lac Bois-Franc.

He was unconscious when first-responders arrived and they attempted to revive him.

The man was pronounced dead at the Wakefield Hospital.

Police continue to investigate.

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