Man killed by falling tree in Victorian high country
A 27-year-old man has been killed after a tree fell on his tent and car in Kevington in Victoria’s high country.
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A man has been killed after a tree fell on his tent and car in Victoria’s high country.
The 27-year-old Bayles man was at a campground near Eildon Jamieson Road in Kevington, north east of Melbourne, when a large tree fell onto about 3am on Saturday.
The man died at the scene.
Police are not treating the death as suspicious, a report is being prepared for the coroner.
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Melbourne recorded 32mm of rain since 9am on Friday while the airport saw 37mm.
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