Sleeping Husband Narrowly Escapes Being Flattened by Falling Tree as Wife Marvels at His Bedroom Luck

“There’s so many aspects of this whole ordeal that were extremely lucky,” Rick Sander’s wife said

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  • An Oregon man and his dog reportedly were early on Wednesday, Dec. 17, when a tree fell through their home and nearly hit them
  • A neighbor helped Rick Sander and his pet escape after watching the Douglas fir fall onto the home in Tualatin
  • Sander’s wife, who was not home at the time, is “thankful that they’re alive” after seeing the aftermath of the incident

An Oregon man and his dog were nearly squashed by a tree that fell into their home as storms passed through the area last week — but they narrowly survived.

Shawn and Krissy Anderson watched as a Douglas fir smashed into their neighbors Patty Robleto and Rick Sander’s home in Tualatin around 3 a.m. local time on Wednesday, Dec. 17, according to The Oregonian.

The tree went through the ceiling of Sander’s bedroom, where he and his dog, Leo, was sleeping at the time…

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