A tree fell onto parked vehicles at Burien’s Seahurst Park on Monday, Sept. 7, damaging seven unoccupied cars but injuring no one, according to information provided by Burien Police.
A deputy dispatched to reports of a tree falling on several cars in the upper parking lot found damage ranging from minor to significant.
Police said their information did not identify a cause, and the tree was reportedly healthy.
Winds at nearby Sea-Tac Airport averaged 7 mph through late afternoon Monday, with a peak gust of 15 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
The tree fell in the park’s upper parking lot Monday afternoon as visitors spent Labor Day at the beach, MyNorthwest reported. Its initial report described six damaged vehicles; police subsequently confirmed that the responding deputy observed damage to seven.
Park employees used chainsaws to cut up the trunk and a front loader to remove heavy limbs from the vehicles, according to MyNorthwest.
Police confirmed that all seven vehicles were unoccupied when the tree fell.
