FOREST GROVE, Ore. (AP) - A person was rescued and hospitalized after being trapped under a tree that was being cut down on Southwest Old Highway 47 near Forest Grove.
The Forest Grove Fire Department sent out a tweet on Monday at about noon saying they sent a Life Flight helicopter to help with the rescue.
About 30 minutes later, fire officials said the person was freed from under an oak tree that was about 2 feet in diameter.
They said the patient was sent to a local trauma hospital.
Additional photos from today. We were assisted on scene by @GastonFire, @WCSOOregon and @MetroWestAmb pic.twitter.com/zEKLVwVWm0
— Forest Grove Fire (@ForestGroveFire) September 2, 2019
