Citronelle man dies after tree falls on bass boat

Associated Press - June 20, 2010 12:04 PM ET

CITRONELLE, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a Citronelle man has died after
a tree fell on the bass boat he was fishing from.

Alabama Marine Police tell the Press-Register newspaper the man and his
adult son were fishing on the Alabama River in northernmost Baldwin
County early Saturday.

Marine Police Lt. Michael Coleman says the body of 61-year-old William
Hightower was pulled from the water at around 12:20 p.m. after an
hours-long search.
Authorities were still trying to determine whether Hightower drowned or
died from the impact of the dead tree that hit the 21-foot boat.

Baldwin County Coroner Stan Vinson tells the newspaper there were signs
of trauma to Hightower's head.

(Well, maybe it wasn't...loogy)