Screams lead deputies to man stuck under tree
Firefighters are trying to remove a man who became trapped underneath a tree near a creek bed.
LAGUNA HILLS – Screams for help led deputies down a creek bed to find a man stuck underneath a tree Tuesday morning, authorities said.
Deputies discovered the man trapped at about 10:30 a.m. after receiving reports of someone screaming and conducting a patrol check near Los Alisos Boulevard and Paseo de Valenica, said Lt. Roland Chacon of the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
"The subject is stuck underneath the tree, and part of his body is underground as well," Chacon said.
Firefighters were also called for a mental health check, said Battalion Chief Kris Concepcion of the Orange County Fire Authority.
Authorities are not sure how the man became stuck underneath the tree, officials said, but have requested heavy equipment to get him out.
As of noon, the man was still trapped under the tree, Chacon said.
(That's as of noon today, about an hour ago!)FRISH
