Overview
- Two brothers who run a small tree‑trimming business fell about 45 feet when a cable snapped while they were finishing a job, a fall captured on video that local outlets published.
- Isaac Reyes suffered a broken femur, torn ligaments and severely sprained ankles and Andrew Reyes sustained a fractured jaw and a broken nose, according to their accounts to reporters.
- Both men were airlifted to hospitals in Wichita and Oklahoma City and remain under treatment for multiple fractures and trauma.
- They are expected to be out of work for about six weeks as they recover, prompting friends and family to set up a GoFundMe and Enrique's Mexican Restaurant to donate 15% of sales at a July 23 fundraiser.
- Local coverage and neighbors emphasize how small businesses in Ponca City rely on community support to cover medical and income gaps when workplace protections or employer benefits are limited.