Apr 15, 2008 7:58 am US/Pacific
Woman Identified In Fatal SF Tree Limb Accident
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5 / AP / BCN) ―
A 50-year-old woman who suffered fatal injuries when a Redwood tree limb fell on her Monday in San Francisco has been identified by the San Francisco medical examiner's office.
Kathleen Bolton of San Francisco was letting her dog into her Suburu Outback in a parking lot off Sloat Boulevard at Sigmund Stern Grove when the limb fell and struck her and the car around 11:30 a.m., fire Lt. Mindy Talmadge said.
Paramedics performed CPR and she was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead at 12:14 p.m., police Sgt. Wilfred Williams said.
The dog reportedly jumped out of the car and was retrieved, unharmed, by animal control officials.
Talmadge said Monday that she wasn't sure if the wind was to blame but "it was quite windy out there."
A spokeswoman for the city's Recreation and Park Department said the tree is about 40 years old and appeared to be healthy.
(© CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. The Associated Press and Bay City News contributed to this report.)
