Weißenohe: Eight-year-old is hit by a tree trunk and dies – Bavaria

An eight-year-old boy died in Upper Franconia after being hit by a falling tree trunk. The child succumbed to his injuries, police said on Friday. According to the police, the child’s family was on a hike in Weißenohe (Forchheim district) on Thursday afternoon when a tree fell on the side of the road. The boy’s 34-year-old mother and four-year-old sister were also injured. The four-year-old was resuscitated and, according to the police, is now out of danger. Father and grandmother, who were hiking with them, were unharmed.

According to the police, it is still being checked whether there is a connection to the storm event. Initially, the police assumed that the tree was rotten and gusts of wind brought it down.

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