Center Moriches firefighters rescue boy, 5, who climbed 40 feet up a tree

Center Moriches firefighters rescued a 5-year-old boy Tuesday afternoon who climbed 40 feet up a tree. 

The Center Moriches Fire Department said on its Facebook page that it was called at 4:37 p.m. to a house on Ocean Avenue, where a child was reported to be stuck in a tree.

Firefighters found that a 5-year-old boy had climbed about 40 feet up a pine tree before getting stuck.

The boy was rescued using a tower ladder bucket.

A message to the fire department’s chief, Ian Foley, for information, was not immediately returned.