US EditionDisaster while trimming a palm tree in Phoenix
- Phoenix firefighters rescued 43-year-old Jaime Yepiz from a 50-foot palm tree on Friday at a location close to the intersection of 67th Avenue and Thomas Road.
- The rescue followed reports that Yepiz was stuck and trapped under the palm tree's skirt among dead fronds which created a fire hazard.
- After being trapped for nearly an hour beneath the palm tree's fronds near the trunk, Yepiz was eventually released by rescuers who used a chainsaw, but he was found unresponsive at the time of rescue.
- Neighbor Richard Chard described the scene as chaotic, saying "All hell broke loose" and that he "knew there was something seriously wrong."
- Officials believe Yepiz was knocked unconscious by tree parts and he later died of his injuries in the hospital, highlighting risks of untrimmed palm trees.
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Tree Trimmer Suffocated After Getting Trapped Under Palm Fronds While at Work, Family Says
The tree trimmer was identified by authorities and loved ones as Jaime Yepiz, 43 Kayla Perez/GoFundMe Jaime YepizTree trimmer Jaime Yepiz, 43, was working on a 50-foot palm tree when dried palm fronds fell on himResponders arrived to extricate him from the tree, using chain saws to free him after he was found unresponsiveYepiz later died of his injuries at an hospital after he was rescued, Phoenix police saidA man died after being getting trappe…
Phoenix man dies after being rescued from a palm tree
PHOENIX (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - A tree trimmer in Phoenix has died after being rescued from a palm tree over the weekend. It happened in the area of 67th Avenue and Thomas Road at around 9:30 a.m. Saturday. According to officials, 43-year-old Jaime Yepiz was working as a tree trimmer and had climbed up the 50-foot-tall palm tree when part of the tree fell and hit him, knocking him unconscious. Two other employees were with him at the time. Crews used…
Tree Trimmer Critically Injured After Being Trapped in 50-Foot Palm Tree in Phoenix
PHOENIX — A tree trimmer is in extremely critical condition after being rescued from a 50-foot palm tree in Phoenix on Saturday morning, officials said. Firefighters responded to the area near 65th and Virginia avenues around 9:30 a.m., according to the Phoenix Fire Department. Coworkers told authorities that part of the palm tree collapsed onto the man, rendering him unresponsive while he was… Source
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