Sheriff's Office: Missing Man Killed When Struck By Tree He'd Cut

By • Nov 7, 2019

Authorities say a missing man has been found dead on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in eastern Arizona, apparently having been struck by a falling tree he had cut.

Credit Apache County Sheriff's Office

The Apache County Sheriff's Office says the death of 60-year-old Greg Foster of Show Low apparently was accidental.

Foster was found Wednesday near Big Lake following a search launched Tuesday after he didn't return from going woodcutting Monday.

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