Tree Traps Track Hoe Operator In Lake Forest Park
Posted: 3:19 pm PST February 11, 2009Updated: 4:38 pm PST February 11, 2009
LAKE FOREST PARK, Wash. -- A track hoe operator was trapped after a 50-foot tree fell down in Lake Forest Park.Chopper 7 over the scene showed a dozen firefighters trying to get the person at about 3 p.m. Wednesday.Firefighters used chainsaws to cut the tree into pieces so they could lift it off of the track hoe and free the trapped operator. As sections were cut, firefighters used ropes to hoist them away.
SLIDESHOW: Firefighters Scramble To Free Bulldozer OperatorA man was extricated from the smashed track hoe shortly after 4 p.m.He has several injuries and has been taken to Harborview Medical Center, said Melanie Granfors of the Shoreline Fire Department.He’s expected to be OK.
SLIDESHOW: Firefighters Scramble To Free Bulldozer OperatorA man was extricated from the smashed track hoe shortly after 4 p.m.He has several injuries and has been taken to Harborview Medical Center, said Melanie Granfors of the Shoreline Fire Department.He’s expected to be OK. Copyright 2009 by KIROTV.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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