Camper dies in horrific freak accident after a giant tree branch fell on his tent while he slept
- Camper was killed after tree branch fell on tent at Yarra Ranges in Victoria
- Man was in his 40s and had been sleeping alone in his tent on Saturday morning
- Emergency services were called to the scene before they taped off the area
- Man’s family were notified of his death and report is being prepared for coroner
A camper has been killed after a large tree branch fell on his tent while he slept.
The man, 44, had been camping at the BIG4 Yarra Valley Park Lane Holiday Park on Don Road at Healesville, Victoria, when the tree fell on his tent at 5.45am on Saturday morning.
The man was in his 40s and was the only one sleeping in the tent.
A camper has been killed after a large tree branch fell on his tent while he slept (pictured, emergency services taped off the area following the incident on Saturday)
Emergency services were called to the scene and taped off the area.
The man’s family have been notified of his death and a report is being prepared for the coroner.
‘No other people were injured during the incident,’ a spokesperson said.
Three people were killed by falling branches during a spell of intense wind in August, 2020.
Ayan Kapoor, 4, had been walking with his father and sister when he was struck by a branch and killed at Blackburn South, in Melbourne’s east.
A 59-year-old man who was driving back from the shops was also killed when a branch crushed his car at Belgrave, 35 kilometres east of Melbourne.
A 36-year-old woman was also killed in a separate incident when a branch fell on the ute at Fernshaw.
The man, 44, had been camping at the BIG4 Yarra Valley Park Lane Holiday Park on Don Road, in Victoria, when the tree fell on his tent at 5.45am on Saturday morning
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