Reis LeBeau shows off the drone he
retrieved from a tree.
A NEW AERIAL CHALLENGE
Rescuing cats and birds from trees is all in a
day's work at Davey, but the crash landing of
a remote-controlled aerial drone called for one
climber to elevate his game.
Trimmer Trainee Reis LeBeau recently
found himself scaling a tree to retrieve the
drone after its pilot accidentally crashed it in
the leafy crown.
Carol Booth, Davey's Cape Cod R/C client
experience coordinator, says the drone crashed
in a tree on the property of a client who just
happened to be preparing for a backyard
wedding the next day. The wedding party was
out on a yacht cruising Massachusett's Quisset
Harbor when they decided to give the ship's
captain an impromptu flight lesson—one that
ended with LeBeau's own aerial acrobatics.
"It worked out well because we just
happened to be in the neighborhood, so we just
sent them over and Reis climbed the tree and
brought it down," Booth says. "That was
a strange one."
Climbing for a
Companion's Safety
I
t was what seemed like any other ordinary
day when a call went out to Davey's
Nanaimo, British Columbia crew. This
not-so-ordinary call was from a distressed
homeowner whose cat, Link, had been stuck
in a tree for two days.
Climber Corey St. Luke was quick to
respond to the call, since he was already in
the area and loves cats himself. He explains,
"I gladly obliged."
The cat, which the homeowner describes as
very large and very frightened, was nearly 35
feet high in an alder tree. St. Luke was quick
to climb the tree, gently wrap a pillow case
around the cat and lower him to safety.
The family took photos of St. Luke as he
rescued their cat and decided to show their
appreciation after the rescue. A few days after
the event, St. Luke received a thank you card
from the client's children, complete with photos
of them with the cat and St. Luke's rescue.
As the client wrote via Davey's blog, In the
Shade, "My grandson is so happy to have his
best buddy back. Thanks so much for helping
Link the cat!"
The client's children were so thankful
Corey St. Luke safely rescued their cat, Link,
that they sent him a giant homemade card.
Idea submitted by: Kim Tapley, Nanaimo client
The MyDavey Bulletin congratulates Gail Nozal,
assistant district manager of S&S Tree, who
received the President's Award from the
Minnesota Society of Arboriculture (MSA).
Her hard work and dedication to MSA, an
organization that promotes the planting and
preservation of shade and ornamental trees,
has earned her this great recognition.
Great job, Gail!
In the Spotlight
Gail Nozal
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