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KNOXVILLE (WATE) - A man died Thursday afternoon in North Knox County when a branch from a tree he was cutting down fell on him.
Gary Steven Henry, 29, of Knoxville, was pronounced dead at the scene, 411 Brown Drive, shortly after 1:00 p.m.
Henry was cutting down a dead tree for the homeowner when the branch fell.