Man killed by fallen tree in Carbon Co., police investigate
by Rayna McGlynn
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JIM THORPE, CARBON CO, (WOLF) —
A Jim Thorpe man died on Tuesday after being struck by a fallen tree.
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The Lehigh County Coroner's Office released information stating that 66-year-old Nolan O. Wernett was pronounced dead at 1:55 PM at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.
Officials say the incident occurred at around 9:26 AM in the 1000 block of Broadview Drive in Jim Thorpe.
The coroner states the cause of death is blunt force trauma to the head and the manner of death is accidental.
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In addition to the Coroner’s Office, Wernett's death is being investigated by the Jim Thorpe Police Department.
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