Pensioner Dies Cutting Down Tree

[Daniel Jiggins]

Just on Anglia news in Luton Bedfordshire man in his seventies Killed trying to cut a tree down in a wooded area and it landed on him. Very sad.

[Stephen Blair]

Poor guy, RIP

[David Humphries]

I heard yesterday that he had a chainsaw, which I thought he was using for cutting up wood for his fire. Didn't hear that he was trying to cut the tree down.

 

Is that substantiated?

 

Looked on the news last night that it was a tree failure.

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-22017898

 

 

 

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[Daniel Jiggins]

I heard yesterday that he had a chainsaw, which I thought he was using for cutting up wood for his fire. Didn't hear that he was trying to cut the tree down.Is that substantiated?

 

Looked on the news last night that it was a tree failure.

 

 

BBC News - Luton pensioner killed by falling tree

 

 

 

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From your link, Police said the 73-year-old man was attempting to cut the tree down when it fell on him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

[David Humphries]

From your link, Police said the 73-year-old man was attempting to cut the tree down when it fell on him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

 

Yeah I saw that, just looks like the story has changed fom tree failure to tree felling tragedy overnight.

 

Either way very sad.

 

 

 

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[Gnarlyoak]

Tragic that the old boy died.

But what did he think he was playing at wandering into a public park to cut down a tree for firewood.

[Tommy_B]

Really sad to hear. RIP

[Gnome]

I take it at 73 he wasn't working for the council?

[Garyjp]

Im assuming he was trying to get a bit of firewood to try and stay warm as the price gas/leccy is outrageous he can no longer afford it.... whilst the fat cats of british gas, eon etc sit in their corporate offices swilling champers looking at their monthly profit sheet!

 

I have no way of knowing if this is tru of course but always nice to do a bit of fat cat bashing lol

 

 

 

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[Big Bolt]

Poor bloke was like most old people to skint to afford the over charged heating bills , and was just trying to live , rip mate