Worker Electrocuted While Removing Tree

MARSHALL — A man died Wednesday after being accidentally electrocuted on the campus of East Texas Baptist University. According to the Longview News-Journal, a worker from Fason Tree Service of Marshall died from injuries sustained while removing a dead tree near Marshall Hall and North Grove Street. The victim was identified as Michael Noel. Officials said Noel was using an extension saw to cut a tree that had been struck by lightning. He was in a scissor lift with a bucket when he was apparently electrocuted. Marshall Fire Department EMS Supervisor Bob Cole said the victim was pronounced dead at Good Shepherd Medical Center-Marshall. Cole said officials were waiting on the autopsy results in order to determine the cause of death, but confirmed he suffered severe electrical burns.