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Man trapped in bed by fallen tree in Mawgan, Cornwall Man trapped in bed by fallen tree in Mawgan, Cornwall
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A tree trapped a man in his bed after it smashed through his house roof causing the ceiling to collapse, fire crews have said. A man was trapped in his bed by a tree that smashed through the roof of his house, causing the ceiling to collapse.
A neighbour raised the alarm at about 07:00 GMT and the man was rescued from the property in Mawgan, Cornwall by fire crews and treated by paramedics for minor cuts and bruises.A neighbour raised the alarm at about 07:00 GMT and the man was rescued from the property in Mawgan, Cornwall by fire crews and treated by paramedics for minor cuts and bruises.
Neighbour Julian Rand said the trapped man was "understandably very shocked".Neighbour Julian Rand said the trapped man was "understandably very shocked".
The man was calling for help when fire crews arrived.The man was calling for help when fire crews arrived.
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Mr Rand said: "The large tree which was standing in the Old Rectory came down and smashed into the garage and house.Mr Rand said: "The large tree which was standing in the Old Rectory came down and smashed into the garage and house.
"The man wasn't injured by the falling tree, but was trapped.""The man wasn't injured by the falling tree, but was trapped."
Tolvadden Station Manager, Mark Salter, said the man was in his 50s or 60s and he was "literally just pinned beneath the branches and the tree trunk so he was unable to move". Tolvaddon Station Manager, Mark Salter, said the man was in his 50s or 60s and was "literally just pinned beneath the branches and the tree trunk so he was unable to move".
Mr Salter said that when crews arrived he was calling for help and had to be freed by firefighters using small hand saws. Mr Salter said firefighters freed the man using small handsaws.
He said the man, who has been taken to a local bed and breakfast, had "minor injuries" to his torso and legs and about a third of the roof was damaged and the garage destroyed by the tree. He said the man, who was taken to a bed and breakfast, had minor injuries to his torso and legs.
About a third of the roof was damaged and the garage destroyed by the tree, Mr Salter said.
"Looking at the damage, I'd say it may be sometime before he can get back home," he added."Looking at the damage, I'd say it may be sometime before he can get back home," he added.
Power lines were also brought down by the tree and fire crews from Helston, Mullion and Tolvaddon attended.Power lines were also brought down by the tree and fire crews from Helston, Mullion and Tolvaddon attended.