Falling tree kills 3, including 10-month-old, during Easter egg hunt in Germany
CBS News • • general
Key Points:
- Three people, including a 10-month-old girl, were killed when a 100-foot tree toppled during an Easter egg hunt in northern Germany amid high winds.
- The incident occurred near Satrupholm, where about 50 people from a residential facility for new mothers, pregnant women, and children were attending the event.
- Four people were trapped under the tree; two died at the scene, and the infant later died in hospital, while another woman was seriously injured and airlifted for treatment.
- The facility is part of a state-funded child welfare system, and grief counselors were dispatched to support those affected.
- Regional officials expressed deep shock and extended condolences to the victims' families and those impacted by the tragedy.
