Man killed after redwood tree falls on him in Yuba City
YUBA CITY - A man was killed when a tree fell on him while fierce winds hit the Sacramento Valley on Sunday.
The Yuba City Police Department said they responded to Tres Picos Drive around 7 p.m. after receiving a report from a neighbor that a tree fell on a man.
Officers found 82-year-old David Gomes lying under a large redwood tree in his backyard. Gomes died at the scene.
Officers believe he was using a ladder to try and clear the tree away from his home when it fell. The person who reported the incident said they last saw Gomes around 3 p.m. and believed the tree fell around 5 p.m.
