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Fatal Orchard Accident in Grandview

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GRANDVIEW, Wash. - The Yakima County Sheriff's Office says a 57-year-old man has died in an accident at a cherry orchard in Grandview. The man was operating a tractor to spray an orchard on the 500 block of Ware Road around 8:00 pm Tuesday when he became pinned between a tree branch and the tractor. One of the man's workers and a passerby attempted to free him. He was dead when medical personnel arrived. His name has not been released.

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