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"A tree fell on a hiker at Point Lobos State Reserve in Carmel on Thursday.Just before 1 p.m., about 200 yards from Whaler's Cove, a 50-foot Monterey pine snapped at its base injuring one person.California State Park Superintendent Jams Bilz said a man in his mid-40s visiting from Denmark was hiking with his wife and two children when the tree fell.The man was struck and pinned underneath.\"They heard a loud pop. And within two or three seconds, the tree had come down,\" Bilz said.\"It doesn't happen frequently. We do have trees that fall but nobody's been struck by a tree failure before.\"Ten firefighters responded to the scene and used a chainsaw to free the man's leg.The man was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.The trail was shut down for roughly two hours while firefighters and park officials finished cleared the path.A state park environmental scientist will be out on the trail tomorrow to assess the tree and make a final conclusion about why it fell.Firefighter Sean Edwards said that after looking at the fallen tree, he believes the drought is to blame.\"These trees out here are really stressed because of the drought and it's not just a one-year drought. It has been dry for two years,\" Edwards said. \"The dead and dying trees are just really stressed.\"Edwards said while it remains dry, hikers need to be extra careful.\"You just have to be aware of your surroundings,\" Edwards said. \"If there are dead and dying trees where you're hiking, just be aware of it.\"Bilz said state parks will continue to do routine checks for stressed trees in an effort to prevent another incident like this one from happening again.\"The environmental science crew did go through and survey the park, checking for resource damage like this, stressed trees, and will continue,\" Bilz said."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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