NY Man Alan Clough Killed By Falling Tree In Yulan Sunday Had “Close Call” With Falling Tree In 2011

YULAN, NY. (THECOUNT) — Alan Clough of Yulan, New York, has been identified as the victim killed by a falling tree he was attempting to cut down on Martin Drive in Yulan Sunday.

THECOUNT has learned, Clough, 63, had a “close call” with a falling tree he was also attempting to cut down in 2011.

Via Clough’s Facebook in August, 2011:

“Close Call! This 16″ diameter maple fell at 6:30am and missed the deck of the house by 5 feet. It had been leaning in that direction but a little too close if you ask me. Irene was the lumberjack today – I’ll be the lumberjack (and I’m OK) tomorrow.”

On Sunday around 6:30 p.m., members of the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an unconscious man on Martin Drive in Yulan. At the scene, deputies found Clough, who apparently drove to the location on an ATV and attempted to cut down a tree with a chainsaw, reported WPDH.

A preliminary investigation indicates the tree fell on Clough, causing serious injury, according to police.

He was unable to return to his ATV to call for help.

He was found dead at the scene of massive blunt force trauma.

Quick geo facts: Yulan is a community and census tract in Sullivan County, New York, United States. It is in area code 845 and has zip code 12792. Neighboring Hamlets Shohola, PA, Eldred, NY, and Narrowsburg, NY. It is the location of a Roman Catholic church, the Church of St. Anthony of Padua – Wikipedia.