One woman says she’s fortunate to have been away when her mom and dog had an unexpected visit. A huge pine tree split a fifth wheel in two, trapping the RVer and her dog inside.
Last Thursday, the ill wind blew through the Nevada County Fairgrounds RV park in Grass Valley, California, a Sierra foothill town near Sacramento. A huge tree split a fifth wheel in two, and rescuers responded to rescue the occupants.
Tree splits fifth wheel in two
Grass Valley was already under a flood watch when the strong wind blasted the tree into the RV. Firefighters had to use a saw to cut away part of the destroyed fifth wheel to create a path for freeing the RVer and her dog. The woman had already sustained an ankle injury from a previous incident, making her rescue even more difficult.
As rescuers worked to extract the pair from the RV, the woman’s daughter arrived. She told firefighters that if the tree had fallen at the same time the day before, the situation might have been much worse. The daughter had been in the RV—right where the tree severed the rig.
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More common than people think. My close friend lost their RV the same way boondocking.
I always scope the forest while camping now looking carefully where I park.
Thank you for the news of the safe rescue, Russ and Tina. Have a great day and safe travels!
Hoping the severe weather ends soon…we’re booked there in April.
Conditions might change by April IMO
Is the tree or the 5er for sale?
We were at Hanna Park before Debby. The park encouraged folks to leave, and required a waiver from those who stayed – you understand they are not responsible for acts of God. Another thought, single standing trees are more prone to falling over in high winds. In our home area, many very large oaks in the middle of fields (possibly over 100 years old) were felled by Helene, while our woods barely had branches fall. Even dead trees which we leave standing (benefit to wildlife) remained standing despite the high winds – they are in moderately deep woods. See Dr. Doug Tallamy on the subject.