VIDEO/PHOTOS: A parachuter was rescued Tuesday afternoon after becoming tangled in a tree about 150 feet above the ground near Woodinville, according to Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue. Firefighters were dispatched at 2:49 p.m. to a high-angle rescue after receiving reports of a parachuter stuck in a tree. Crews were led to the exact location by bystanders who called 911.
When firefighters reached the scene, they found the parachuter uninjured but unable to free themselves from the parachute. Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue’s Technical Rescue team responded with firefighters specially trained and certified in tree climbing for high-angle rope rescues. Certified technical rescue tree climbers from Snohomish Fire also assisted with the operation.
As rescuers developed a plan to climb the tree and remove branches to reach the parachuter safely, personnel from High Cut Tree Service arrived and offered to help. Incident commanders coordinated with the company to have one of its climbers ascend the tree and remove branches, creating a safer and faster route for rescuers.
KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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