A 27-year-old woman died on Monday after she was struck by a tree limb on a trail near a dog park in Chilliwack, B.C.
The woman was walking with her two young children around 3 p.m. on the trail near the dog park at Island 22 when the limb fell.
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Two other people were in the area at the time and called 911 and provided care to the woman.
Chilliwack Fire Department and Emergency Health Services provided life-saving measures but the woman died at the scene.
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The Upper Fraser Valley RCMP said the weather at the time was severe and unpredictable and there is no indication this was anything other than a tragic and unforeseen event.
Police said the children were not physically harmed and are now with family members.
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They are not releasing the name of the woman.
