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W. Va. Man ID’d In Fatal Logging Accident

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WEBSTER SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities in West Virginia have identified the man who died in a logging accident this week.

According to WBOY-TV , the Webster County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as 24-year-old Dustin Eugene Waugh.

The Webster County resident was working in the Jerryville area for Donald and Sons, a logging firm contracted by Weyerhaeuser.

A Webster County 911 Center news release Thursday said the man was killed while cutting timber. The release said the accident is still under investigation.