SC man killed by falling tree jostled when 2nd tree fell

GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) - A man cutting down a tree in his South Carolina yard was killed when the falling trunk jarred the ground hard enough to make another tree fall on him, authorities said.

Bobby Wayne Bradley Sr. 73, died in his Gaffney backyard around 2 p.m. Sunday before he could be taken to the hospital, Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said in a statement.

Bradley was hit by a tree with rotten roots that was knocked out of the ground when the tree he cut down with a chainsaw fell, Fowler said.

Trees are especially susceptible to falling this way after heavy rain, the coroner said.