YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — A Yuma, Ariz., city worker is in intensive care after a 16-foottall saguaro cactus fell on him and pinned him to the ground.
City officials say William Mason was responding to an emergency water leak Tuesday in a Yuma subdivision.
While he was working, the cactus fell on him.
Other members in his work crew were able to free him and call 911.
The city says Mason suffered multiple injuries to his back and legs.
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