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Posted: 11.14.2009 at 10:26 PM
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Georgia man found dead in tree stand

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PIKE COUNTY,ILL. -- A 68-year-old Georgia man is dead after a hunting accident in Pike County, Illinois earlier this week.

Weyman Chandler was found Thursday shortly before 6:30 in his tree stand.  He was found at a rural hunting site south of Milton in Montezuma Township.

The Pike Coroner's office says the preliminary cause of death is positional Asphyxia.The investigation still continues.