Lima, OH, October 15, 2026 —

A man and his dog in Prescott, Arizona, were unharmed after a falling tree was stopped just inches from crushing them by a water cooler inside their van, according to the available account.

The account says the cooler was inside the van and prevented the tree from reaching the man and his dog. It does not provide further details about how the tree fell or how the water cooler stopped it. The date and specific location in Prescott were also not provided.

No names were given for the man or the dog, and the account does not say whether anyone else was present. It also does not describe damage to the van, the tree or nearby property, or say whether emergency services responded.

The limited information establishes the central outcome: the man and dog were unharmed, and the tree stopped just short of crushing them. It does not explain whether the cooler was damaged, how close the tree came in measurable terms, or what happened after the incident. Those details were not provided, so the circumstances beyond the reported account remain unclear.

The event was described as occurring in Prescott, Arizona. No additional information was supplied about the weather, the tree’s condition, the cause of its fall or any official assessment. Without those details, the account does not establish why the tree fell or whether any follow-up took place.


Story summarized from the original created by Haley Williams, Gray News staff on www.hometownstations.com, see more information here.

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