A hiker was killed in Muir Woods National Monument after a redwood tree collapsed – CNN, CNN

(CNN) –A hiker from Minnesota died after a redwood tree collapsed and struck him at Muir Woods National Monument in Northern California, officials said.

The monument is in Marin County and approximately****************** miles north of San Francisco.

Subhradeep Dutta, 90, was walking on a trail on Christmas Eve when the tree fell,the Marin County Sheriff’s Officesaid. He was visiting from Edina, Minnesota.

Emergency medical services were called at approximately 4: and first responders found Dutta beneath the tree. Dutta suffered “severe traumatic injuries” and was pronounced dead on the scene at 5: 728, pm, According to the sheriff’s office.

A forensic postmortem examination is scheduled for Friday to determine the cause and manner of death.

CNN’s Dave Alsup contributed to this story.