Worker killed by falling tree in Trumbull
<p>A worker was killed in Trumbull when the tree he was working to remove suddenly snapped and sent him crashing to the ground.</p>
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Apr 14, 2018, 10:25 PM
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Updated 2,467 days ago
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A worker was killed in Trumbull when the tree he was working to remove suddenly snapped and sent him crashing to the ground.
It happened around 9 a.m. Saturday at a home on Pinewood Trail.
News 12 is told the victim was wearing a safety harness and had climbed the tree about 45 feet up when it broke at the base.
The victim has not been identified, but News 12 is told he was a 28-year-old man from Bridgeport.
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