A man has died after a tree crushed his home during a storm west of Byron Bay tonight, NSW Police say.
A neighbour called emergency services about 7pm (Wednesday 10 October 2018), after she saw a large fig tree had fallen onto a cabin on Kings Road, Federal, 20km west of Byron Bay.
Officers from Tweed/Byron Police District, volunteers from the Brunswick Volunteer Rescue Association and Rural Fire Service, and paramedics went to the scene and found the occupant, a man aged 65, had died at the scene.
The area has been impacted by heavy rain and strong winds for several hours.
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
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