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Hastings Highlands man, 48, killed by falling tree

Art Copfer.
Art Copfer. Patterson Funeral Home

Bancroft OPP say a Hastings Highlands man died while cutting trees last week.

OPP officers and paramedics were called to a wooded area in Bancroft, Ont. on Oct.23 in the early morning where they found a man without vital signs. On Monday, police released a statement saying the investigation revealed the man was hit in the head while he was cutting trees on the property.

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The man was identified as Arthur Copfer, 48, a resident of Hastings Highlands Township and co-owner of Copfer’s Cabin Resort.

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His obituary states he was born and grew up in Niagara Falls and Fonthill and leaves behind his best friend and partner Lisa, two daughters and a granddaughter expected in July, along with a brother and sister and his parents.

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An autopsy was to be performed in Kingston.

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