Ellensburg man dies in tree-climbing fall
Monday, September 26, 2011
ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) -- The Kittitas County sheriff's office says a 52-year-old Ellensburg man died in a fall from a tree while camping.
Deputies found Ricky Jollo dead at the scene Sunday in the Reecer Creek area, 15 miles north of Ellensburg.
His 19-year-old son, Steven Irwin, said he and his father had had tree-climbing competitions since he was little.
The two were camping with Irwin's younger niece and nephew and had finished a nature walk when Jollow climbed a large pine tree. Irwin heard branches breaking and found his father dead at the base of the tree.
The sheriff's office says there's no indication of a crime or that alcohol was involved.
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Information from: KNDO-TV, http://www.kndo.com/
