A man who was nearly killed by a large tree that fell on his car has now shaped a career in carving them into sculptures. Former tree surgeon Gary Orange was driving to work in 2007 to start on a gas pipeline construction contract in Plymouth to cut down trees and bushes to clear the land, when a fully grown Sycamore tree fell on his car.
Trapped inside his car and badly injured, he had to be cut out of his Land Rover by fire crews. The accident left Gary with a fractured skull, which required emergency surgery to have a metal plate inserted, reports Somerset Live.
He spent the next three months in hospital and ongoing appointments became the new normal as Gary had to learn to live with his injuries alongside PTSD and fatigue. It was then, as part of his rehabilitation, Gary went from tree surgeon to tree carver.
