Two tree trimmers needed the help of the Penticton Fire Department after getting stranded when their bucket lift malfunctioned on Monday, Feb.22, 2016. Credit: Skyar Noe-Vack

Penticton tree trimmers stranded

PENTICTON – A couple of tree trimmers who got caught up in their work needed some assistance from the Penticton Fire Department today.

The fire service was called at around 2 p.m., Feb. 22, after two tree trimmers became stranded when their boom truck apparatus malfunctioned, leaving them stranded about 9 metres in the air at a property on Skaha Place, according to witness reports.

The firefighters couldn’t utilize their own ladder truck because because of the location of the boom truck, but were able to get the controls on the stricken apparatus to work after a few minutes of troubleshooting.

The two men were lowered safely to the ground, with no injuries reported.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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