2 Parks and Rec employees injured by falling tree in New Rochelle

NEW ROCHELLE, New York (WABC) -- At least two Parks and Rec employees were injured by a falling tree during routine clean-up on Thursday afternoon.

Officials with Con Ed say the tree fell on a secondary wire in Neptune Park just around 4 p.m.

One employee suffered a shoulder injury and the other suffered a head injury. Both were taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital.

Con Ed officials said the tree was being removed while crews made necessary repairs.

There were no reported outages following the incident.

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