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Authorities say woman died in accident while clearing trees

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April 5th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

OSAGE, Iowa (AP) — A northern Iowa sheriff says a woman was fatally injured when a tree fell on her. The accident occurred around 3:10 p.m. Thursday in Osage. Mitchell County Sheriff Gregory Beaver says 52-year-old Jacqueline Kapustynski was clearing an area of trees when one that had gotten lodged against another fell, striking her. She was pronounced dead at the scene.