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Springfield man dies after logging accident

The Register-Guard reports 35-year-old Arturo Toral-Pacheco died Tuesday near Mapleton after the Lane County Sheriff’s Office says he likely fell from a height
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MAPLETON, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a Springfield man died after a logging accident in western Oregon.

The Register-Guard reports 35-year-old Arturo Toral-Pacheco died Tuesday near Mapleton after the Lane County Sheriff’s Office says he likely fell from a height.

Search and rescue crews recovered his body about 200 yards (183 meters) down a steep embankment about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of the state Highway 126 and Highway 36 junction.

The sheriff’s office says the death is under investigation.

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