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Volunteer firefighter killed while cutting tree

Daniel Kruger, 25, was cutting down a tree near his home when the tree fell and hit him

GRAY COURT, S.C. — A volunteer firefighter died Sunday after a tree he was cutting down at his home fell on him.

The State reported that 25-year-old Daniel Edward Kruger died when he was unable to get out of the way of the falling tree.

Officials said he was airlifted to a hospital and was later pronounced dead. He died as a result of blunt force trauma.

Kruger was a volunteer firefighter with the Greenpond (S.C.) Fire Department.