A man tragically died after a tree fell on him while he was cutting wood near Branscomb Road, west of Laytonville, yesterday afternoon.
Laytonville Fire Chief Matt Matheson confirmed that the man, whose name has not yet been released, was a civilian and not affiliated with any logging company.
The first reports of the incident yesterday came in around 12:40 p.m. on Thursday, May, 30, 2024 when scanner traffic indicated that a man had been seriously injured by a falling treetop. The remote location of the accident made access challenging for emergency responders.
First responders arrived quickly and assessed the man’s condition. Due to the severity of his injuries and the difficult terrain, it was determined that air evacuation was necessary.
By 1:12 p.m., rescuers were carrying the injured man to a designated landing zone, where a Reach air ambulance helicopter landed at 1:23 p.m. Despite the rapid response, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Captain Quincy Cromer of the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that a coroner was dispatched to the location.
Researchers looking into accidental deaths involving tree mishaps in Connecticut found their sample spanning 15 years and 64 fatalities was entirely men most often killed when a falling tree or limb struck them in the head.
Tree falling incidents are a significant cause of injuries and fatalities, particularly in tree care and logging industries. Struck-by incidents are not limited to tree care professionals; they can also affect bystanders and individuals performing non-professional tree work, as seen in the tragic incident near Laytonville.
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LOL
Would you care to elaborate and let us all in on the joke? What is funny to me is that I was under the false impression that all of the monkey wrenching Earth First nut buckets had either died off or burnt out from way too much LSD and ended up in a senior care facility.
On second thought it appears that there are probably still a few survivors living the cushy life on the Greenfield Ranch or some other Mendo or Humboldt Hippy enclave and enjoying an occassional drum circle.
What does all that have to do with this?
Nothing really Joe. It was just my knee-jerk reaction and less than articulate response and way of going after and trying to make some sense out of Brents cold hearted LOL reply which angered me.
FYI he has family and we love him very much. He was a very smart and talented craftsman. Thought you might want to know.
Sorry for you loss. Life is precious.
Oh no! So sorry!