Forest Service worker killed by falling tree as he helped clean up Ore. marijuana operation
By APFriday, August 21, 2009
Falling tree hits, kills OR Forest Service worker
BAKER CITY, Ore. — A U.S. Forest Service employee is dead after being struck by a falling tree as he helped clean up a marijuana growing operation in eastern Oregon.
Forest Service workers and members of the Baker County Narcotics Team were removing a marijuana garden in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest southwest of Unity when the dead tree toppled and hit the man Thursday morning.
Efforts were made to revive him, but he died at the scene. His name was not released.
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest spokeswoman Judy Wing says Forest Service crews often assist in marijuana eradication, pulling out plants, picking up garbage and assessing the environmental damage caused by the operations.
The Oregonian reports that the death is being investigated by federal, state and local authorities.
Information from: The Oregonian, www.oregonlive.com
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August 21, 2009: 4:09 pm
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