A 15-year-old boy has died after being hit by a falling tree in Surrey, B.C., as high winds swept the Lower Mainland on Friday.

The call came in from Clayton Heights Secondary school around 2:30 p.m PT, said deputy Fire Chief Larry Thomas.

First responders raced to remove the tree from the injured student.

The teen was found with the tree still on top of him and four men were needed to remove it, he said.

The young man, who was hit in a wooded area near the school, was rushed to hospital where he later died.

Surrey Fire officials remain busy with calls about falling debris and wires, describing it as three-times busier than usual because of the storm.