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Northeast Kansas tree trimmer’s death ruled accidental

Emergency  AccidentGARDNER, Kan. (AP) — Police in northeast Kansas say the death of tree trimmer who fell about 60 feet from a limb has been ruled accidental.

The man was identified Tuesday as 47-year-old Larry Dean Webb, of Olathe.

Gardner police say Webb was an independent contractor who had been hired by a homeowner in the Johnson County community. He was cutting a tree on the property when he fell Friday.

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