Arizona man killed, woman hospitalized after tree falls on top of them during Minnesota storm

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One Arizonan was killed and another hospitalized in Minnesota after a tree fell over their camper during a storm on Monday night.

According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota, at 11:40 p.m. they received a call that people were screaming for help from inside a camper at Lake Mary in Elmwood Resort near Alexandria.

A tree had fallen over their camper, trapping Debra Lynn Bunney, 66, and Mark Edward Bunney, 72, inside. Emergency personnel was able to free the couple, from Miami, Arizona, according to a news release.

Debra was taken to a hospital but Mark was pronounced dead at the scene. No other information on Debra's condition was released.

The sheriff's office said an investigation was ongoing.

Reach criminal justice reporter Gloria Rebecca Gomez at grgomez@gannett.com or on Twitter @glorihuh.

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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Arizona man killed, woman injured in Minnesota after tree falls on them