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Dec 20, 2008 5:39 pm US/Eastern

Snow-Covered Tree Limb Snaps, Kills Man

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A 44-year-old man was killed Friday evening in Acushnet when a snow-covered tree fell on him.

The snow-related accident happened at a home on Apple Blossom Road.

State police officials said the man and his neighbor were trying to cut free a large tree limb that had snapped under Friday's heavy snow and winds.

The chain saw they were using got stuck, and as they were loosening it, the limb snapped and fell, instantly killing one of the men. Police said the rest of the tree then fell, bringing down power lines.

Police declined to release the name of the man who was killed, pending family notification.

Friday's storm brought heavy, wet snow south of the city.

There are reports of other tree limbs and power lines coming down in the area.