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Worker Killed By Falling Tree Limb Has Been ID'd As Ossining Man
The 31-year-old, who was hired to remove a tree at a Somers home, was found unconscious and later died, according to state police.
SOMERS, NY — Authorities have identified the worker killed in a tragic accident in Westchester County.
During the removal of a tree, a member of a landscaping crew, identified as 31-year-old Jonathan Chavez Jaramillo, of Ossining, was struck by a falling tree limb.
The New York State Police say that troopers and members of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation responded to a Somers home on Monday, around 4:03 p.m., after receiving a report of an unresponsive man.
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NYSP say that Somers Fire Department emergency personnel responded and started life-saving measures. Jaramillo was taken to the hospital, where he later died.
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