One person is dead after falling out of a tree in Oro-Medonte, Ont., police say.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said on Wednesday, just after 1 p.m., emergency officials were dispatched to a home on Huronwoods Drive.
Police said an arborist fell approximately 50 feet out of a tree.
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Officers said the arborist, a 45-year-old man from Springwater Township, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Ontario Ministry of Labour, the OPP’s forensic identification services and the coroner have been contacted and are investigating.
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The Ministry of Labour said the man was employed by Ansanna Tree Services.
“Our thoughts are with the family, friends and colleagues of this worker,” the ministry said in a statement.
A ministry inspector has been assigned to investigate the cause of the incident.
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