SANTA CRUZ — Authorities have identified the man killed last week by a falling tree at Lighthouse Field State Beach.
Gary Yules, a 72-year-old Santa Cruz man, died Saturday, according to California State Parks. A passerby called 911 at 1:33 p.m. to report a man trapped beneath a fallen tree in the park.
State Parks officials, with the help of Santa Cruz Police and Fire departments extricated Yules and provided care, but he reportedly died at the scene.
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