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A tree trimmer died after being getting trapped underneath palm fronds from the 50-foot tree he was working on in Phoenix over the weekend, according to authorities.

PHOENIX — A tree trimmer died after getting trapped while working on a 50-foot palm tree in Phoenix over the weekend, authorities said. Crews initially responded to call near 65th and Virginia ...

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A tree trimmer was rushed to a hospital in extremely critical condition after part of a 50-foot palm tree's "skirt" — the dried fronds that hang from the trunk — fell on him.

A 43-year-old tree trimmer died after being rescued from a palm tree in west Phoenix. The trimmer, Jaime Yepiz, was trapped under fallen palm fronds while working on a 50-foot tree.