Tree Falls On Person Doing Yardwork In Issaquah

ISSAQUAH, WA - A person was injured Sunday afternoon after a tree limb fell on them. The person was apparently doing yardwork at the time of the accident, according to Eastside Fire and Rescue.

The department reported the incident around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. The person was up on a ladder cutting a tree limb at a home at 18900 SE May Valley Road, which us just east of SR 900 and between Squak Mountain and Cougar Mountain. The ladder gave way and the person fell on the ground and was then trapped by the falling tree limb.

The person was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle by a Bellevue fire ambulance.

Image via Eastside Fire and Rescue