UPDATE: 3/10/2022 1:48 p.m.
On Wednesday afternoon, a falling tree resulted in the death of one and the injury of another. Douglas County dispatchers confirmed the death of one of the individuals, who was crushed by a tree that was being cut down. The incident occurred northwest of Omaha in Douglas County near 162nd and Ida Streets. There was a large emergency response from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office and Bennington Fire and Rescue.
On Thursday, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said that Mathew Thompson of Yutan was pinned under a large tree at the scene. Bennington Fire Department personnel pronounced Thompson dead at the scene, according to the sheriff's office.
Another victim, Cooper Lippincott from Blair was alert when first-responders arrived. He was transported to Nebraska Medicine with what was believed to be a broken leg or ankle.
Authorities said in a press release: "Further investigation determined that Thompson and Lippencott were part of a tree cutting crew that was working for Valley Corp, clearing this particular wooded area for an ongoing construction project that was adjacent to this site. While cutting down a large tree, the tree shifted and fell opposite of the direction it was anticipated to fall. Both Thompson and Lippencott were hit by the falling tree and ultimately the tree fell directly on top of Thompson crushing him."
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