Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Woman tree trimmer killed after a branch fell and pinned her against the tree in Rochester, Minnesota




Woman dies in tree trimming accident 

Posted: August 24, 2015
By Kimberly Davis, Anchor/Reporter




ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) -

A shocking discovery in a southwest Rochester neighborhood where a tree trimming job took a life. According to police, that woman just finished eating lunch with the family she was working for, when they found her pinned to the tree in the backyard lifeless.

Police said a 58-year-old woman was trimming trees on the 800 Block of 25th Street Southwest around 4:15 p.m. Saturday. The homeowners did not hear the woman trimming trees for quite some time, and when they went to check on her she had died. Police said a branch fell and pinned her against the tree. The branch was 3 feet wide, and 20 to 30 feet long. The woman had a small business, and the neighbors friends referred her to them.

Police believe the incident was accidental.