A falling tree struck and seriously injured a person at a University City-area hotel Thursday.
The tree was being cut down at Embassy Suites by Hilton San Diego-La Jolla, 4550 La Jolla Village Drive, when it struck a person shortly before 11 a.m., according to police and the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
Medics took the victim, described as a guest at the hotel, to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.
Details on the nature of the patient’s injuries were not immediately available.