DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Fire officials are investigating after a tree fell on a DeKalb County home, killing the woman who lived inside.
Firefighters were called to a home on Bretton Woods Road on Wednesday evening for reports of an “obvious death.” When they arrived, they found the tree on the home and the woman was pronounced dead.
What we’re learning about the victim, on Channel 2 Action News This Morning from 4:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
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Officials say because of the size of the tree and the structural damage of the home, they had difficulty getting to the victim.
Later on Thursday morning, the DeKalb County Police Department identified the victim as Bobbi Pettiford.
Crews believe that she was the only person inside the home when the tree fell.
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