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Falling Branch Kills 77-Year-Old Woman Checking Mail During Wind Storm

BALTIMORE (WJZ)-- An elderly woman has died after she was struck by a falling branch Friday during a powerful Nor'easter wind storm.

Baltimore County officials say was dead when they arrived at the scene in the 11000 block of Cedar Lane in Kingsville around 12:40 p.m.

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A Baltimore County official says the woman went outside to check the mail, that's when the branch fell on her.

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