Tree cutter killed by falling tree while clearing site in remote northern Manitoba Manitoba tree cutter killed by falling tree Jul 2, 2026 Jul 2, 2026 Updated 1 hr ago SMS Email RCMP logo shown in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson GAC SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SNOW LAKE - A man helping clearing trees in Manitoba has died after one of the trees being cut tipped the wrong way and fell on him.Mounties say the 50-year-old died in hospital after the accident Wednesday in Snow Lake, about 690 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.The man was part of a four-person crew clearing a landing site for helicopters when a tree being cut by another member fell on him.He was flown by a co-worker in a helicopter to nearby Snow Lake. The chopper landed in the parking lot of the health centre in front of Canada Day onlookers celebrating at a nearby beach.Both RCMP and Manitoba Workplace Health and Safety are investigating.This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published July 2, 2026. The ºÃÉ«tv Press SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Bc Health Justice More Prairies & BC Stories Lengthy pandemic closure ends for B.C. park straddling Washington state border Alberta premier Danielle Smith calls for new arena in Calgary B.C. woman grateful for breast milk donations wants to give back Supreme Court will not hear appeal of Manitoba's public-sector wage freeze Alberta health-care unions say review could further destabilize system in crisis 'Abhorrent': Bronco families worry Saskatchewan plans to loosen driving requirements 'Kill Satan': Trial hears Alberta man not criminally responsible for mother's death Nature Conservancy announces campaign to save landscape in southern Alberta Manitoba premier says decision yet to be made on timing of next election New Alberta cabinet could threaten environmental protections for parks, group says You might be interested in Ontario man missing since 1988 identified as Toronto motorcycle crash victim Los Angeles medical examiner says former child actor Daveigh Chase died of AIDS Miller calls for rights museum to change wording in Palestinian displacement exhibit World Cup knockout ticket prices in Vancouver and Toronto? It's a tale of two cities Sponsored Content +2 For credit unions, reconciliation is a true partnership For many Indigenous communities, access to financial services and economic opportu… Sending money abroad? Here’s how digital transfers work – and why ºÃÉ«tvs are using them Trust in international money transfers has long been tied to physical places: a ba… Similar Stories Overland flooding washes out roads, damages homes across Prairies Tree cutter killed by falling tree while clearing site in remote northern Manitoba Residents from northern Manitoba town to go home after wildfire forces them out
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