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IN: Indiana hunter dies trying to remove tree stand

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October 4, 2015

From WashingtonTimes.com

GREENFIELD, Ind. (AP) – The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says Robert D. Smith, 59, died after apparently trying to remove a tree stand from a dead, rotting tree.

Smith was trying to remove the stand when the tree broke at its base. That apparently caused Smith to fall around 18 feet.