Tree Trimmer Dies While Working In Agoura Hills Yard

AGOURA HILLS, CA — A man died Wednesday morning while trimming a tree in an Agoura Hills yard, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Firefighters were called to the 4000 block of Lewis Road at around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday after receiving a report that a person was trapped 40 feet up a tree, officials said.

The tree trimmer appears to have been crushed between a tree limb and the tree. Video from the scene showed crews from the Los Angeles County Fire Department using a ladder to get up into the tree and remove the worker's body.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, firefighters said.

The circumstances of the death were under investigation.

City News Service contributed to this report.