North Dakota couple killed by fallen tree in San Diego

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota couple died while vacationing in San Diego when a 75-foot-tall pine tree crashed onto their rental house as they slept, relatives and police said.

Troy and Jessica Nelson ran a promotional products and apparel company, Trojan Promotions, in Grand Forks.

They were spending the weekend at the house after attending a trade show during the week, according to the man's sister Tammy Reynolds. They were sleeping upstairs when the tree toppled in gusty winds around 6 a.m. Monday.

Reynolds said her sister-in-law's brother, Ryan Langerud, was on the first floor of the house and survived.

"It's such a freaky accident," Reynolds told The San Diego Union-Tribune.