A Seattle Man Has Been Stuck in a Tree for 24 Hours, and the Internet Is Freaking Out
Stop whatever you’re doing and watch this. A man has been stuck in an 80-foot tree in downtown Seattle for the last 24 hours, and it is, without doubt, the most bizarrely riveting you’ll see all week.
Local news is on the scene and streaming it live online.
Nothing is known about the man — who he is, why he’s up there, how he sleeps. But that kind of just makes it all the more compelling.
#ManInTree just hanging around. #OnlyInSeattle @KIRO7Seattle @AlisonKIRO7 @NatashaKIRO7 going on 7 hours. pic.twitter.com/qkxV23zYyn
— Damien Glitch (@DamienKIRO7) March 23, 2016
And in case you’re wondering: Yes, he’s taken care of his business.
“Nature called, and it didn’t go to voicemail,” one KOMO reporter offered.
Seriously impressed with the amount of endurance #ManInTree has shown for scaling an 80ft sequoia tree and spending 20+ hours in it lol🌲
— JiJi Lorraine (@JiJiLorraine) March 23, 2016
The @SeattlePD needs a retrieval bear for #ManInTree pic.twitter.com/2DwThVP4Di
— Matt Gilbert #RIPDoriMonson 🇺🇸🇮🇱 (@mattgilblezy) March 23, 2016
#manintree figuring out his sleep number. pic.twitter.com/sfW34dz9xu
— Michael Bird (@itsmikebird) March 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/Clarknt67/status/712451786494316544
Authorities spent hours yesterday negotiating with the man, trying to coax him down.
They closed the intersection after he began throwing apples and pinecones at pedestrians who had gathered below.
Watch #ManInTree attempt to throw branches at negotiators in Seattle https://t.co/PytfgedAmQhttps://t.co/QMc1zDmEe2
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) March 23, 2016
Seattle has a severe homelessness problem, a fact that the KOMO live stream has touched on throughout its coverage. The crew has speculated this may become a touchstone moment in the city’s crisis.
This is maybe the most-exciting least-exciting thing I’ve ever been witness to. This is the internet. This is real life.
