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Florida man dies after falling from tree while hanging holiday lights

Man dies hanging lights: A Florida man died after he fell from a tree while hanging Christmas lights. (Alfred Gescheidt/Getty Images)
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PALM HARBOR, Fla. — A Florida man died after falling from a tree while he was hanging Christmas lights at a retirement community, authorities said.

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Christopher William Straughn, 43, was hanging the lights at St. Mark Village when he fell Thursday at about 10:15 a.m. EST, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

The man died at the scene, WFLA-TV reported.

It is unclear what caused the man to fall out of the tree, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s office.

According to sheriff’s office spokesperson Deputy Felisha Barnes, the department is not releasing more details because an investigation is ongoing, the Times reported.

A St. Mark Village employee who answered the telephone in the administration office Friday told the newspaper that the community is not currently commenting on the incident out of respect for Straughn’s family.

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