Man Dies After Attempting To Cut Tree At Avalon Park & Preserve.
Monday, November 28, 2016 at 6:52PM
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Suffolk County Police Homicide Detectives are investigating the death of a man at Avalon Park & Preserve today.  The man was 50 feet up in a tree he was cutting, when the tree trunk splintered trapping him.

The man, who has not yet been identified, fell 20 feet. An employee from the tree service company lowered the man to the ground. The injured man died at a local hospital.

 Police Identify Man Who Died In Accident At Avalon Park & Preserve

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