LMPD: Person believed to be killed by falling tree near Anchorage, Lyndon area

LMPD: Person believed to be killed by falling tree near Anchorage, Lyndon area
AREA. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED. LAUREN? THEY’RE DEFINITELY DESCRIBING THIS AS A VERY TRAGIC SITUATION. ONE MAN DIED OUT HERE AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A TREE. TREE, POLICE SAY, AND BUT BEFORE WE GET TO THAT, LET’S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE DAMAGE AND DEBRIS THAT WE’VE SEEN ACROSS MANY PARTS OF THE VIEWING AREA THAT HAVE CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AROUND THE J-TOWN AREA, THERE WERE SEVERAL DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WHICH FELL ON THE STREETS AND CARS. SOME TREES BLOCKED STREETS THROUGHOUT THE AREA AND IN PLAINVIEW, THE ROOF OF A DAYCARE WAS BLOWN OFF. THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS CREATION KINGDOM CHILDCARE AND EARLY LEARNING. YOU CAN SEE PART OF THE ROOF IS LIFTED UP FROM THE STRONG WINDS. AND HERE, NEAR ANCHORAGE, ONE MAN WAS KILLED AFTER POLICE SAY HE WAS STRUCK BY A TREE NEAR STATION ROAD AND DIED AT THE SCENE. NEIGHBORS SAY THEY WERE SHOCKED TO HEAR ABOUT THIS UNFORTUNATE DEATH. IT MAKES ME REALLY SAD TO HEAR ABOUT THAT ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, LIVING SO CLOSE TO THIS. IT’S AWFUL. IT’S TERRIBLE. WE JUST JUST WISH THE FAMILY THE BEST AND WE’RE SO SORRY THAT THAT WOULD HAPPEN. YOU KNOW FOR SURE YOU NEVER EXPECT ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. NOW, NEIGHBORS I SPOKE TO OUT HERE TOLD ME THAT THE MAN WHO WAS STRUCK BY THE TREE WAS ACTUALLY OUT HERE DOING LANDSCAPING WORK WHEN HE WAS HIT. LMPD SAYS THEY’RE CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE WHAT H
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LMPD: Person believed to be killed by falling tree near Anchorage, Lyndon area
A person was killed Sunday in Louisville possibly due to the severe storm outbreak, according to Louisville Metro Police. Around 12:30 p.m., LMPD said an initial emergency medical services in the 10700 block of Hobbs Station Road call became a police run. That's in a neighborhood between Lyndon and Anchorage.Police say they believe a man was struck by a tree and pronounced dead on the scene."I’m sad to report we’ve had one fatality following the severe weather that just moved through the area and some structural damage reported," said Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg in a social media post. "Please join me in holding this family in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time."LMPD is conducting a death investigation.Below is an unrelated photo of damage in the Anchorage area nearby. This story will be updated when more information becomes available.

A person was killed Sunday in Louisville possibly due to the severe storm outbreak, according to Louisville Metro Police.

Around 12:30 p.m., LMPD said an initial emergency medical services in the 10700 block of Hobbs Station Road call became a police run.

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That's in a neighborhood between Lyndon and Anchorage.

Police say they believe a man was struck by a tree and pronounced dead on the scene.

"I’m sad to report we’ve had one fatality following the severe weather that just moved through the area and some structural damage reported," said Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg in a social media post. "Please join me in holding this family in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time."

LMPD is conducting a death investigation.

Below is an unrelated photo of damage in the Anchorage area nearby.

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This story will be updated when more information becomes available.

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