Nearly-fatal fall leaves arborist recovering in Mount Angel

Gervais arborist, Robert Nibler, recuperates at Providence Benedictine in Mount Angel while enjoying a visit from friends, Laura Harryman, left, Robert Hunt and Dawn Rogers. Nibler fell 20 feet onto pavement while trimming a sweetgum tree on Oregon Way in Woodburn on Oct. 9.

When his friends showed him the outpouring of well wishes online, Robert Nibler was touched.

"He looks at the comments people have left online, and he's very humbled," Laura Harryman, of Gervais, said, referring to thoughts posted on a GoFundMe page. "I think he's wondering 'Do I deserve this?'"