A 79-year-old woman was crushed to death by a tree that her husband had just cut down in their garden in Belgium, several media outlets reported, including the Dutch-language newspapers Nieuwsblad and Her Laatste Nieuws (HLN).
The tragedy occurred on Wednesday, October 23, around 1:30 p.m. in the commune of Zedelgem, a commune of about 23,000 inhabitants located in the province of West Flanders.
According to HLN, the tree fell on the victim although she was quite far from her partner when he knocked down the tree. The 80-year-old husband immediately called emergency services, Belga news agency reported, citing local police.
“Everything suggests that it was a tragic accident”
But despite the mobilization of firefighters and the deployment of an ambulance and a helicopter, they were unable to revive the septuagenarian, who succumbed to her injuries instantly.
“The circumstances of the tragedy are subject to further investigation, but everything indicates that it was a tragic accident,” said Lien Vermeersch of the Het Houtsche local police, adding that a Victim Assistance department intervened in the incident. place to support the victim’s loved ones. septuagenarian.
Source: BFM TV
