Perched on a platform high in a tree, a 61-year-old woman fights a gas pipeline
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. — When the trees started coming down, Theresa “Red” Terry went up.
Now, the 61-year-old mother of three is perched on a platform 32 feet in the air between two oak trees, trying to stop a natural gas pipeline from coming through land granted to her husband’s family by the king of England in colonial times.
For three weeks, she has endured rain, snow, hail, nighttime temperatures in the 20s and high winds. Her body is stiff and sore. When she huddles under a tarp to stay warm, it’s usually too dark to read. She’s bored.
Ten days ago, police said family and friends could no longer bring her food and water.
Officers are waiting at the base of the trees, around the clock, to arrest her when she finally comes down. Her 30-year-old daughter is in another tree, too far through the family’s woods to see, also defying police.
They’re trespassing on their own property.
More: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/perched-on-a-platform-high-in-a-tree-a-61-year-old-woman-fights-a-gas-pipeline/ar-AAw9XEN?ocid=spartanntp
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