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City of Waco identifies employee who died in tree cutting accident

A spokesman said the employee had worked for the city of Waco since 2018.
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WACO, Texas — The city of Waco identified an employee who was killed during a tree cutting accident Monday morning as Robert Ochoa.

City Public Information Officer Larry Holze said it happened at Brazos Park East.

Holze said Ochoa had been working for the city since January, 2018.

"Please keep his family, friends and fellow workers in your thoughts and respect their privacy during these difficult times," Holze said.

Holze said resources were made available to employees who needed assistance dealing with this loss.

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