Phoenix tree trimmer dies after becoming trapped in 50-foot palm tree

A Phoenix histrion trimmer died aft constabulary said helium became stuck successful a 50-foot thenar tree.

Phoenix constabulary said connected Sunday, May 11 that Jaime Yepiz, 43, died of his injuries aft helium was hospitalized successful "extremely captious condition,” according to the Arizona Republic, portion of the USA TODAY Network.

Yepiz was rescued the time earlier by Phoenix firefighters, who utilized chainsaws to escaped him from the thenar tree’s “skirt”, the dried fronds that bent from the trunk, that fell connected him.

"Firefighters yet utilized chainsaws from the bucket of a ladder motortruck to chopped distant thenar fronds and unafraid the antheral and little him down from the tree," Phoenix Fire Department spokesperson Capt. Scott Douglas told the Republic.

'It didn’t look good'

Richard Chard, a neighbour of the location Yepiz was moving on, told local quality presumption KPHO that the country was chaotic.

"All hellhole broke loose," helium said.

Chard said that helium knew Yepiz was successful occupation aft helium was rescued by firefighters.

"When they got him connected the gurney it didn’t look good," Chard said. "He wasn’t moving astatine all."

In an interrogation with local quality presumption 12 News, Yepiz’s daughter, Jaime, said her begetter was a hard-working antheral and lone days distant from starting a caller occupation successful location remodeling.

"He ever proved that helium was bully astatine his work," Yepiz said. "I deliberation helium was acceptable to bash thing better, thing easier due to the fact that it was hard work."

Contributing: Perry Vandell and Jose Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic

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