One person dead after tree falls on them in Gisborne forestry operation
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Save Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) crews are at the scene. Photo / File
One person has died after a tree has fallen on them in a Gisborne forestry operation.
Emergency services are at the scene, located on Mata Rd in Raukumara, after they were called at 12.19pm.
A police spokeswoman confirmed to the Herald that one person had died.
WorkSafe had also been
notified of a forestry fatality in Ruatoria, a spokeswoman confirmed.
"We are making initial inquiries to establish what our next steps might be," she said.
