[Spirochete]

Five giant redwood trees suddenly fell

One falling tree would be like being struck by lightning. Five? I'm calling B.S.

[Mrs. Don-o]

This can and does indeed happen. Redwoods have extensive but surprisingly shallow root systems: think of a thumbtack sitting on its barely dirt-covered base. If the ground is saturated and soft, and a big wind comes up, it will tip the trees. If one tips far enough to fall, its upended roots will dislodge pother trees' overlapping and likewise shallow roots, and a whole row can go down.

Not an everyday occurrence, but common enough.

[fso301]

One falling tree would be like being struck by lightning. Five? I'm calling B.S.

It isn't like he was placed there dead and 5 trees were cut down onto him.

[laplata]

“One falling tree would be like being struck by lightning. Five? I’m calling B.S”.

I’m calling your post B S. Read the story.

[Robert DeLong]

Could very well be that the one falling tree caused other trees to also fall after being struck from the initial falling tree and then the ensuing falling trees. A falling 200 foot redwood tree is going to cause collateral damage unless it has barren landscape surrounding it, and even then the barren landscape will show evidence of being harshly impacted.

[Go_Raiders]

Redwood trees regrow in clumps around the stumps of a previous generation. Their root systems are so intertwined that this is not unlikely.