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Man Dies In Tree Trimming Accident In Santa Barbara County

A man is dead following a tree trimming accident in Santa Barbara County.

The accident happened just before 10 a.m. Monday at Hollister Ranch, in the Gaviota area. Details of what happened haven’t been released, but Santa Barbara County firefighters say a 35 year old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man’s name hasn’t been released.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.