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Tree worker dies after falling 60 feet in Crownsville

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Posted at 11:38 AM, Oct 16, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-16 11:40:58-04

CROWNSVILLE, Md. (WMAR) — A tree trimming worker is dead after falling approximately 60 feet from a tree Monday in Crownsville.

It happened just before 10:45 a.m. outside a home in the 300 block of Aston Forest Lane.

Anne Arundel County Fire crews were called to the scene after another worker found the victim on the ground, in the back of the home, where he'd been working.

No one reportedly witnessed the fall.

Medics pronounced the man dead on scene after unsuccessful CPR attempts.

The victim's name hasn't been released, but he's believed to be in the 20s.