The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Authorities say firefighters have freed a tree trimmer who became entangled and trapped in a palm tree.
Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Melissa Kelley says the 25-year-old man was trimming a tall palm in the North Hollywood area shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday when a number of fronds crashed down on him at once.
The fronds became entangled in his harness, trapping him in the tree.
A bystander called the Fire Department, and firefighters were able to cut away the fronds and harness, allowing the trimmer to descend a ladder.
Kelley says the man was taken to a hospital in good condition.