Watch: San Jose worker rescued from palm tree after medical emergency

A man in San Jose was hospitalized in serious condition after suffering a medical emergency while trimming a palm tree.

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A man in San Jose was hospitalized in serious condition after suffering a medical emergency while trimming a palm tree. Video footage showed the man hanging upside down, 75 feet above the ground. The fire department said the worker was trimming the tree when he suffered a medical issue and was stuck up there for 90 minutes. A first responder had to dangle from a helicopter to secure the worker and bring him down.

A man in San Jose was hospitalized in serious condition after suffering a medical emergency while trimming a palm tree.

Video footage showed the man hanging upside down, 75 feet above the ground.

The fire department said the worker was trimming the tree when he suffered a medical issue and was stuck up there for 90 minutes.

A first responder had to dangle from a helicopter to secure the worker and bring him down.

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