Girl rescued from tree

Firefighters used ladder to get to girl

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Posted: 10/16/2012
Last Updated: 214 days ago

SAN DIEGO - A 12-year-old girl is safe Tuesday after firefighters had to use a ladder truck to get her down from a tree in Scripps Ranch.

The incident happened at around 6 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Fairbrook Road and Camanito Magnifica

According to initial reports, the girl climbed about 40 feet up a  tree after a fight with her parents and got stuck.

She was there for two hours and her family called 911.

One firefighter  who responded to the scene scaled the tree and used a strap to help get the girl down.

The girl was uninjured.

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