Tree service worker found dead after fall in Wilmington

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – A tree service worker died after a fall on the 2200 block of Sterling Place on Friday, according to the Wilmington Police Department (WPD).

A WPD representative said police, fire and EMS responded to the scene at 8 a.m. on March 20 following a report that someone had fallen from a tree. The worker was found dead at the scene.

WPD said the death was determined to be noncriminal and work-related. The North Carolina Department of Labor was contacted to conduct an investigation…

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