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Macon man cutting storm-damaged trees is crushed, killed by falling limb

A 60-year-old Macon man was killed Wednesday afternoon when part of a tree he was cutting in the wake of Tropical Depression Fred fell and pinned him against a home.

The man who died, Marvin Little, 60, was trimming limbs at someone’s house at 3759 Travis Blvd., just west of Pio Nono Avenue and Rice Mill Road, Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones said.

The incident happened about 1 p.m.

“A limb kicked back and ... pinned him between a tree and the house,” Jones said, adding that Little suffered “massive head trauma.”

Joe Kovac Jr.
The Telegraph
Joe Kovac Jr. writes about local news and features for The Telegraph, with an eye for human-interest stories. Joe is a Warner Robins native and graduate of Warner Robins High. He joined the Telegraph in 1991 after graduating from the University of Georgia. As a Pulliam Fellowship recipient in 1991, Joe worked for the Indianapolis News. His stories have appeared in the Washington Post, the Seattle Times and Atlanta Magazine. He has been a Livingston Award finalist and won numerous Georgia Press Association and Georgia Associated Press awards.
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