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Falling tree kills man in Faribault

Last update: July 11, 2009 - 12:20 AM

Part of a tree fell on a 29-year-old man in a rural area southwest of Faribault, Minn., trapping and killing him, authorities said Friday.

The man, whose identity has yet to be released, and a friend were placing a target for an archery event near a tree that had partly fallen shortly before 7:30 p.m. Thursday, when a portion of that tree broke loose and fell on the man, the Rice County Sheriff's Office said.

Rescue workers responded, but the man was declared dead, the Sheriff's Office said.

PAUL WALSH

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