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Kauai Man Falls 40 Feet Trimming Tree

Victim Fell From Eucalyptus Tree At Princeville Residence

POSTED: 4:47 pm HST October 19, 2009
UPDATED: 5:14 pm HST October 19, 2009

A 22-year-old man was critically injured Monday after falling from the top of a 40-foot tree in Princeville, Kauai County officials said.

The victim, a Kilauea resident, was trimming a eucalyptus tree when he fell at about 11:45 a.m.

Firefighters and paramedics treated the victim and took him to Wilcox Memorial Hospital.
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