Paramedic and ‘proud grandfather’ crushed to death by tree

Jones, a ‘keen fisherman’, was found under the tree unconscious by a dog walker (Image: Welsh Ambulance Service)A ‘much-respected’ paramedic was killed after a tree he was cutting down fell on him while testing a chainsaw on his day off, an inquest has heard. Robin Parry Jones, who was described as a ‘keen fisherman’, was later found unconscious under the tree by a dog walker.The ‘proud grandfather’, 57, had been felling the large tree in a field along a back road between Llanystumdwy and Criccieth, North Wales, when the incident occurred on June 23 this year.An inquest – which began in Caernarfon in July – heard he had remained trapped under the tree for several hours before he was spotted.Mr Jones was seen to by a fellow member of the ambulance service, but he was later pronounced dead.The inquest, which concluded on Friday, was told he had been given permission by the landowner to cut the tree down. ‘Robin was a much-respected, loveable and happy-go-lucky person’ (Image: Welsh News Service) Jones had been felling the large tree in a field along a road between Llanystumdwy and Criccieth (Image: Google )A post-mortem gave the likely cause of death to be ‘asphyxia due to the weight of a large tree on his torso.Sarah Riley, assistant senior coroner for the region, concluded that he had died of an accident, stating: ‘Mr Jones had the permission of the landowner to cut tree on their land for his own benefit.’He was not employed by them to do so, and this is therefore not a work-related death.’The body of the deceased was trapped under the fallen tree. This has been confirmed by pictures from the scene, seen by me. It appears to me that in the course of cutting the tree with a chainsaw, the tree has fallen, trapping Mr Jones. An inquest in Caernarfon (pictured) heard that he had remained trapped for several hours (Image: Google)He added: ‘In his spare time, Robin was a keen fisherman and a member of the local shooting community with fellow colleagues from Pwllheli. A proud grandfather, Robin also loved dogs and had started a local dog grooming service.’The sudden and sad loss of Robin will be felt by all those that knew him, and we would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to Robin’s family, friends and colleagues at this difficult time.’This will be an especially difficult time for operational colleagues in Pwllheli, who last year also lost paramedic Anthony Stephens, and in 2016, John Clift of the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service.’All of us at the Welsh Ambulance Service work every day to contribute to the effort of saving lives, but we can never be prepared enough when it comes to assisting the ones we are the closest to.’