Ormond Beach, FL – Police in Ormond Beach say 40-year-old Robert Smith was dead at the scene Thursday in a tree removal accident.
The tree crew was working at 334 River Bluff Drive removing a palm tree. That tree leaned on a branch to an oak tree which snapped.
That branch hit Smith who was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident happened around 11:40 AM.
The investigation is continuing.
Ormond Beach Fire and EVAC paramedics responded to the scene.
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