Seattle Man Causes Minor Crisis After Refusing to Come Down from Huge Tree (UPDATED)

Sometimes you just want to climb up a tree. And sometimes you just want to stay up in that tree, even if, um, the police want you to come down.

There’s a man up a tree in Seattle who’s refusing to come down and… boy is this weird. At least local law enforcement has a sense of humor about it:

Some streets closed around 4th Ave/Stewart as police and @SeattleFire work to get a man out of a tall tree.

— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) March 22, 2016

.@heyjessibrown There will likely be traffic impacts in the area, but issue appears to be between the man and the tree.

— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) March 22, 2016

.@mirahwood Still under investigation. We’ve got negotiators en root.

— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) March 22, 2016

Negotiators still working to contact man in tree at 4/Stewart. So far has refused to speak w/police and has thrown an apple at medics.

— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) March 22, 2016

Traffic impacts continue arnd 4/Stewart as negotiators work to talk man down from tree w/assistance of @SeattleFire pic.twitter.com/jaduW6Akfi

— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) March 22, 2016

Negotiators still attempting to safely talk #ManInTree down from 80-foot sequoia in downtown Seattle: https://t.co/suHsXDBQtz

— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) March 23, 2016

[h/t Gawker]
[image via Seattle Police Department]

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UPDATE — March 23, 3:35 p.m. ET: After 24 hours, the siege of Seattle has come to an end, and the #ManInTree came down safely.

#ManInTree finally comes down after spending over 24 hours in 80-foot Sequoia in Seattle https://t.co/Ha6NaMUaCl pic.twitter.com/aNK3LRiKOB

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 23, 2016

We’ve updated our story on #manintree to note that he has safely descended from his nest after 24 hours https://t.co/Q7dZGUFKbp

— Daniel Victor (@bydanielvictor) March 23, 2016

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UPDATE — March 23, 12:10 p.m. ET: Authorities are in a holding pattern. Meanwhile, the man has run out of apples and is now throwing pinecones and branches.

VIDEO: Seattle #ManInTree ran out of apples, so he is throwing pine cones and branches https://t.co/KDpaGUU46o –https://t.co/wPNAjvcSlk

— KING 5 News (@KING5Seattle) March 22, 2016

Seattle Police on #ManInTree: “We’re in a holding pattern” https://t.co/DVpzqbyLE8 pic.twitter.com/E74DVTPeYK

— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) March 23, 2016

#ManInTree is now yelling again. This time towards the people talking to him from open windows inside @Macys in downtown Seattle.

— Scott Taylor (@ScottTaylorTV) March 23, 2016

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