A Winnipeg man says he's lucky to be alive after a large tree fell onto his car and pinned him to the ground on Saturday.
Jeremy Toews says he was carrying his 18-month-old daughter to his car on Harvard Avenue West at around 5 p.m. when the tree fell on top of his vehicle.
"We were just getting ready to go for groceries and I was just putting my daughter in the car, and it just fell," he told CBC News on Sunday.
Toews said the tree pinned him down for about a minute before a neighbour ran to his rescue and they both lifted the trunk off him.
"It fell on us, knocked me to the ground, knocked her to the ground. Miraculously she's OK and so am I," he said.
Toews said his daughter somehow landed on the ground, away from the fallen tree, and was not harmed. He suffered minor bumps and scratches.
As for the car, he said it's likely a write-off at this point.
The incident happened during a storm that brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to Winnipeg and much of southern Manitoba on Saturday.
A tree narrowly missed a vehicle when it fell on Hugo Street and Fleet Avenue, while another car was crushed by a tree that was knocked down near the 400 block of River Avenue.
Toews said the tree that landed on him appears to be old and rotting, while people living near the Hugo Street tree also said it looks like it was rotting.
The City of Winnipeg says since Friday, staff have received calls about 200 to 300 trees and branches being knocked down.
Crews are working on clearing the debris as quickly as possible, based on a priority sequence, but a spokesperson said there is no way to tell when everything will be cleaned up.
Anyone who sees a downed tree is asked to call 311 and report it.
It will continue to be windy on Sunday: Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the city and south-central Manitoba, warning of strong winds gusting up to 80 km/h.