The Army, which has been helping to protect infrastructure and homes from flooding in Surrey, had also been called on to help clear fallen trees, police said.
All morning people were drawn to the Fir Tree until police extended their cordon.
In the woods, tacked to a tree, the police found a four-page letter that was wrapped in plastic.
His body is still trapped under the tree and police and council staff work to move it.
Police officers used shields to deflect the rocks, but when mobs of masked youths moved to burn down the Christmas tree, the police retaliated with tear gas.
Two seniors at East Hartford High School were killed early yesterday when the car they were in smashed into a tree, the police said.
Three people were killed early yesterday when a driver rounding a curve lost control of his car and struck a tree, the police said.
A 6-year-old Staten Island boy was killed yesterday when his mother lost control of her car and struck a tree, the police said.
