A communications technician with the Alabama Forestry Commission died Wednesday afternoon, July 6 in an accident in Washington County. Brett Savage, 36, a resident of Deatsville, in Elmore County, was helping a crew remove a communications tower in southwest Washington County off of U.S. Highway 45 and not far from the Mobile County line when it unexpectedly fell, killing him instantly, according to a news release from AFC. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and loved ones of Brett,” said State Forester Rick Oates. “All of us at the Alabama Forestry are terribly saddened by his loss.”...

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