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PORT ROYAL, S.C. — Beaufort-Port Royal firefighters rescued a 7-year-old boy who climbed 30 feet up a tree at sunset Wednesday, only to find the brittle branches breaking.
“We get calls about cats stuck way up in trees, but we don’t hear about boys stuck that high up,” Beaufort Fire Chief Sammy Negron said.
“The boy was scared but he stayed calm, which is what helped this story end on a happy note,” he said. “Our firefighters came to the scene prepared and took extra precautions to keep everyone safe.” About 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, dispatchers received a phone call about a boy who had climbed some 30 feet up into a tree on 12th Street in Port Royal near Port Royal Elementary School. The boy wasn’t able to climb down because it was dark and branches started breaking.
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