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2nd Colorado Man Dies After Tree Accident In Nebraska

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (CBS4)- A second Colorado man has died after an unusual accident in Nebraksa.

Three men were sitting at a picnic table near Scottsbluff on Sunday when a cottonwood tree fell on them.

Matthew Weaver, 49, of Loveland, Colorado died after the tree landed on him at Lake Minatare State Recreation Area.

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(credit: Scottsbluff Star Herald)

Mark Pennell, 44, of Lakewood, died of his injuries on Tuesday.

A third man, Daniel Randall, 31, of Bayard, Nebraska, was injured but recovering at a hospital.

Authorities say one of the men was able to free himself, and a good Samaritan used a tractor to lift the tree off the other two.

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