VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A 22-year-old tree service employee was killed on Monday morning after part of a tree that was being trimmed fell on him, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said that the victim and a coworker were cutting trees on George Ryan Road around 9:40 a.m. when the incident happened.

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The victim’s coworker was in a bucket truck with a chainsaw and announced he was going to start cutting the tree after observing the area below was clear, according to a news release.

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Deputies said that the victim, who was further back near a different truck, returned to the area underneath where the coworker was cutting and was hit by a falling tree trunk.

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