[lodwick]

A young man taking part in an Earth First protest near Mount Madonna County Park died Tuesday night after falling about 100 feet from a redwood tree where he had been living.

The man, who remained unidentified as of late Wednesday, is the first tree-sitter in California to die after tumbling from a tree.

``We're pretty much in shock and trying to decide what to do,'' said Tim Ward, a member of the Santa Cruz contingent of Earth First.

Ward said the man was in his mid-20s and had recently come to Santa Cruz. He was homeless, Ward said, before deciding to join a tree-sit protest against Redwood Empire, the San Jose-based firm now logging the approximately 50-acre site.

``We've been trying to find out what caused him to fall,'' Ward said.

Well, doh...read this thread and learn something.

[Darksheare]

"Pwease don't cut thown my twee!"
*Thud*