A landscaper has died while trimming a palm tree in downtown San Diego.
San Diego Fire-Rescue crews got word Tuesday afternoon that an unconscious man was stuck about 50 feet above the ground in the 1000 block of 14th Street.
Firefighters say the man was trapped by the weight of several palm branches he had just cut, which caused him to pass out while still harnessed to the tree.
Because the man was so high up, rescuers had to climb a fire engine ladder to reach him and cut the palms away one by one.
When they lowered his body about 20 minutes later, he was unresponsive and soon died, despite CPR efforts.
Investigators did not name the company that the man works for but said they were contracted by the building's owner and appear to be operating within state regulations.
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