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Man Killed in Logging Accident

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Jackson County West Virginia sheriff's deputies are releasing the name of a man killed Thursday in a logging accident.

According to Chief Deputy Herbert Maber, Jimmy Allen Westfall was pronounced dead on the scene.

The 44-year-old had been cutting down trees when one fell on him.

It happened about 11 a.m. in Rock Castle south of Ripley.