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.