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News & ArtsFriday, March 1, 2013
Transportation Man in Tree Disrupts Morning Commutes
Posted by Anna Minard on Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 9:41 AM
"SLOG! I need details on the supposedly naked man stuck up a tree in Ballard and/or Magnolia that just got my train and all the other southbound Sounder trains canceled," e-mailed Slog reader Forrest this morning. "What's the deal?"
We live to serve, Forrest. I put it down there in Morning News, but in case you were still wondering: KIRO 7 reports that a man "who is a suspect in a domestic violence incident" climbed into a very tall, very narrow tree near Discovery Park around 5:30 this morning. When officers responded, he apparently refused to come down and instead "removed some of his clothing and fashioned a hammock for himself in the tree." He stayed there for more than three hours, eventually coming down on his own.
Because of the police and fire response and its proximity to train tracks (the incident occurred around 34th Avenue West and West Lawton Street), Sounder trains between Edmonds and Seattle were delayed. Moments ago, Sounder announced that "tracks are now clear for all train movement." Commutes resumed! Hope you had a book with you, Forrest.
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