UPDATE: Falling limb kills tree-removal worker at N.J. nudist club



BERNARDS — Authorities say a tree-removal worker died after he was hit by a falling 4-foot limb at a nudist club in Somerset County.

Workers from Tamke Tree Experts were removing a large tree from the Sky Farm nudist club in Bernards on Wednesday.

Police Capt. Edward Byrnes tells The Courier News the limb, which weighed an estimated 40 pounds, fell about 70 feet, striking the worker.

The worker was pronounced dead at the scene. His name is being withheld until relatives are notified.

Byrnes says the worker was wearing a hard hat and safety gear.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating.