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Durham, NC, United States
As a photojournalist my principal interests are spot news, fires, etc. I also like to see the humor in everyday situations. In my 42 years as a photojournalist I have seen a lot of people die. First, during the Salvadoran Civil War, and since then, on some of the 'mean streets' of my adopted hometown......still, a great little town all the same!

Wind brings down massive tree onto car !!!

When firefighters arrived on scene they were faced with a complicated extrication. The male victim was easy to rescue but the female victim was trapped under the main body of the massive tree and had been critically injured. Bystanders had removed a few limbs with a chainsaw which helped clear a path to the vehicle. So with the help of a circular saw rescuers were able to free the remaining victim relatively quickly. Even so it was not until the entire tree had been removed that firefighters knew for certain that there were no additional casualties.