Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office Deputy Chief Rob Hughey says his units were called to the scene just before 1:45 and it took rescue crews nearly an hour and a half to recover Stringer's body.
"[The caller] stated there was a gentleman in a tree having a seizure. We arrived on scene and found that the man was deceased upon our arrival," said Hughey.
Hughey said Stringer, who was a private contractor, was pinned to the tree by the ropes that were supporting him. He was caught in the tree about 25-30 feet above the ground. Rescue crews used a bucket truck from Amicalola EMC to recover his body.
At this point, an exact cause of death has not been released.
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