Massive redwood tree falls, kills hiker in California park

MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT PARK, Calif. — A immense redwood tree fell and killed a man visiting Muir Woods Nationwide Monument Park in California onChristmasEve, authorities stated Thursday.

Subhradeep Dutta, 28, of Edina, Minnesota, died while walking on a marked dirt path with two rather a pair of other folks in the park north of San Francisco renowned for its towering trees, based fully fully on the Marin County coroner’s office and a spokesman for the park.

Dutta became pinned by the trunk of the 200-foot-sizable (61-meter-sizable) tree and died on the scene. The trunk measured greater than 4 toes (1 meter) in diameter.

A lady injured by falling debris became taken to the health facility. A man hiking with the community escaped afflict.

The tree fell following a series of winter storms all via the last two weeks.

“Here’s a truly uncommon and isolated occasion that might perchance perchance have took place due to moist ground from contemporary winter storms, all via the roots of the tree,” park spokesman Charles Strickfaden stated in an email.

Virtually 1,000,000 online page online visitors consult with the park each yr. It remained open Thursday and easiest the areas plagued by debris from the fallen tree were closed to the final public.