The woman who was killed Sunday when she was hit by a fallen tree during a hike in Cupertino has been identified as a 44-year-old from San Jose. Ian Cull reports.
The woman who was killed Sunday when she was hit by a fallen tree during a hike in Cupertino has been identified as a 44-year-old from San Jose.
Vidyut Nautiyal was struck at about 10 a.m. on a trail at Rancho San Antonio County Park.
The Boys Scouts said Nautiyal was a parent of a scout. They added she was participating in a planned hike and those she was with were trying to lift the tree off of her.
"It's a tragedy, it's super rare," said Matt Anderson, a chief ranger for the Mid Peninsula Regional Open Space District. "We do have heart attacks occasionally form people hiking on the trail system here, but trees falling [on people] that's super rare."
Hikers said since the winter storms they have seen a lot of downed trees along the wide open trail. Park rangers confirm the soil is so saturated from recent storms and that they have seen more downed trees as well.
The local Boy Scouts chapter released the following statement on Monday:
"All Scouts are safe and there were no additional injuries. Our emergency response protocols and notifications are currently being followed and we appreciate privacy for the family and Scout unit."
The trail reopened on Monday afternoon.
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