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Coroner: Man killed in logging accident in Russell County

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JABEZ, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Liberty, Kentucky, man was killed in a logging accident in Russell County, according to the Russell County Coroner's Office.

A release from the office says that 25-year-old Luke Dee Wilson was "struck by a small dead tree that had been dislodged while falling a bigger tree."

The coroner says Wilson was pronounced dead at the scene.

Wilson worked with both his dad and uncle in their family logging business, the release adds.

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