Edhat StaffA Santa Barbara man died after falling from a tree in the Mission Canyon neighborhood early New Year’s Day.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man as Faris Sanjakdar, 30, of Santa Barbara.
Around 1:30 a.m. on January 1, 2024, emergency personnel arrived in the area of 2626 Puesta del Sol near the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History for a reported medical emergency.
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department stated a male climbed a tree and attempted to jump onto a nearby power pole when he fell to the ground.
Sanjakdar sustained a major head injury and was transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital for injuries. He was pronounced dead hours later.
Neighbors on social media stated there was a New Year’s Eve party taking place in the area, but not in the homes near the tree, and they heard a lot of screaming.
According to one poster, emergency personnel was called while the male was in the tree but he fell minutes before their arrival.
Sanjakdar was a project engineer for the City of Santa Barbara Public Works Department.
Friends have created an online fundraiser to help support Sanjakdar’s partner.
“Give what you can. This is just a quiet way for friends to help Patrick. All money will be given to Patrick to help with expenses over the next few weeks now that Faris is gone,” the fundraiser states.
All donations can be made here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/love-to-patrick
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This is so awfully tragic. This is the kind of stuff that frightens me about my kids being young adults. One wrong choice can end everything in seconds. RIP, young man. My deepest condolences to the family, friends and his partner.