Three people, including a 10-month-old baby girl, have tragically died after a 30-metre tree was toppled by high winds during an Easter egg hunt in northern Germany on Sunday.
Around 50 individuals from a nearby residential facility for new mothers, pregnant women, and children were participating in the event near Satrupholm when the tree fell at approximately 11 am, according to police.
Four people were trapped beneath the fallen trunk.
A 21-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl were pronounced dead at the scene by first responders.
The woman’s 10-month-old daughter later succumbed to her injuries in hospital.
An 18-year-old woman sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to hospital.
The facility, which supports vulnerable pregnant women and new mothers, is part of the state-funded child welfare system. Grief counsellors were dispatched to the site.
Images from the scene showed scattered Easter eggs, a poignant detail amidst the tragedy. The German weather service had issued a high-winds warning for the area.
