Mother-of-three, 34, dies while sliding on a homemade zip line with her boyfriend when a tree holding it in place uprooted and fell on top of them in the remote Oregon wilderness

  • Tami McVay, 34, was killed riding a zip line in Tillamook, Oregon, on Saturday 
  • The tree that was supporting the line was uprooted and struck her in the head
  • Her boyfriend Joshua Jackson, 38, called in the accident right before 6am 
  • He escaped serious injury but was arrested on an assault warrant by police
  • The zip line crossed over the Nehalem River, a rural area in northwestern Oregon 
  • McVay was the mother of three children and was born in Alaska

By Cheyenne Roundtree For Dailymail.com

Published: 23:34 EST, 7 February 2017 | Updated: 00:39 EST, 8 February 2017

An Oregon mother-of-three died while sliding on a homemade zip line with her boyfriend when a tree holding them up was uprooted and fell on the couple. 

Tami McVay, 34, was killed when a tree supporting the zip line she was riding struck her in the skull and caused severe head trauma in northwestern Oregon on Saturday.

McVay, a mother of three children, was pronounced dead at the scene after her boyfriend Joshua Jackson made the 911 call to Tillamook County police around 6am.

Tami McVay, 34, was killed when a tree supporting a zip line she was riding with her boyfriend Joshua Jackson, 38, was uprooted and struck her in the skull, causing severe head trauma on Saturday
Joshua Jackson, 38

Tami McVay, 34, (left) was killed when a tree supporting a zip line she was riding with her boyfriend Joshua Jackson, 38, (right) was uprooted and struck her in the skull, causing severe head trauma. The mother-of-three died in northwestern Oregon on Saturday 

McVay was originally from Petersburg, Alaska, and attended school in Tillamook, Oregon. Her obituary tribute said: 'She loved life in the beautiful outdoors'

McVay was originally from Petersburg, Alaska, and attended school in Tillamook, Oregon. Her obituary tribute said: 'She loved life in the beautiful outdoors'

Jackson, 38, escaped major injury but was arrested on an outstanding warrant in connection with a 2012 conviction for fourth-degree assault, reported Oregon Live. 

The couple took a trail near the Nehalem River, normally used by experienced hikers, according to the paper. 

They were so far along that rescuers used all-terrain vehicles and had to hike two miles to reach them.

Her friends and family started a GoFundMe to help with McVay's funeral costs. 

The couple were on a zip-line that crossed the Nehalem River (pictured) in rural northwestern Oregon. They took a trial that is used by experienced hikers. They were so far in the wilderness that rescuers used all-terrain vehicles and hiked two miles to reach them

The couple were on a zip-line that crossed the Nehalem River (pictured) in rural northwestern Oregon. They took a trial that is used by experienced hikers. They were so far in the wilderness that rescuers used all-terrain vehicles and hiked two miles to reach them

McVay was pronounced dead at the scene after her boyfriend Joshua Jackson made the 911 call to Tillamook County police around 6am

McVay was pronounced dead at the scene after her boyfriend Joshua Jackson made the 911 call to Tillamook County police around 6am

The page said in a tribute: 'She loved life in the beautiful outdoors.

'Tami was a beautiful little girl growing up and as a young lady, she still carried that beauty inside and out.' 

McVay was born in Petersburg, Alaska, and attended school in Tillamook, Oregon, and later received a college degree in culinary art, according to her obituary.  

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