N. Shore man’s BASE jump lands him in a tree, then jail
By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee
A parachutist who took a moonlight leap off the Foresthill Bridge on Wednesday night landed in jail after a Placer County sheriff’s helicopter crew had to pluck him from a pine tree.
Scott Liske, supervising ranger for the Auburn State Recreation Area, said Nicholas Frey, 34, of Olympic Valley jumped from the bridge 730 feet above the American River canyon. Frey intended to land near the east side of the north fork of the American River, but his parachute became caught in a gray pine.
Liske said Frey dangled there for about an hour – possibly while companions tried to figure out how to get him down – before calling 911 shortly after midnight.
Frey was hanging about 60 feet above a roadway, on the end of a branch that extended about 45 feet out from the trunk of the tree.
“It was not an easy rescue,” Liske said.
I can only hope he is billed for all Placer Countys expenses.
lol
The photo of the rescue is impressive. Fortunately, everyone involves is ok. This could have had a tragic ending not only for the parachutist, but for his resucer and helicopter crew. The $2,000 fee seems very appropriate for this rescue. Did Nicholas think that his actions may have resulted in others possibly loosing their lives?
gray pine? Is this a new species or a description of the color of the tree?