SOMERS — A landscaper died after being struck by a falling tree limb while performing tree removal work at a private residence June 23.
Jonathan Chavez Jaramillo, 31, of Ossining, was working as part of a landscaping crew contracted by a homeowner when the accident occurred at approximately 4:03 p.m.
New York State Police in Somers and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation responded to a report of an unresponsive male at the residence.
Emergency personnel from the Somers Fire Department responded and immediately initiated life-saving measures.
Chavez Jaramillo was transported to a local medical facility, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
The investigation remains ongoing.
