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Thorne Bay man killed in lumber yard accident

KLAWOCK -- A Thorne Bay man was run over and killed by a front-loader Saturday at Viking Lumber's sort yard just outside Klawock, according to a report from the Alaska State Troopers.

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Christopher Robin Gould would have turned 34 on Saturday.

Gould was hit by a 988B Caterpillar loader, the trooper report said.

Viking Lumber is one of the largest, and one of the last remaining sawmills in Southeast Alaska.

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