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Three group were killed, including a 10-month-old girl, aft precocious winds toppled a tree successful Germany during an Easter ovum hunt connected Sunday morning, according to authorities.
Around 50 group from a adjacent residential installation for caller mothers, pregnant women and children were attending nan ovum hunt successful a wooded area adjacent nan municipality of Satrupholm astatine astir 11 a.m. erstwhile a 100-foot character fell connected apical of them, police said successful a statement.
Four group became pinned nether nan tree, constabulary said.
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A fallen character lies successful a wooded area south-east of Flensburg, Germany, connected Sunday, April 5, 2026. (Daniel Reinhardt/picture confederation via Getty Images)
First responders arrived astatine nan segment and first began treating a 21-year-old female and a 16-year-old girl, but some died astatine nan scene.
The woman's 10-month-old girl besides later died astatine nan hospital.
An 18-year-old female sustained superior injuries and was rushed to nan infirmary successful a helicopter.
The residential installation is portion of nan state-funded kid use system, supporting pregnant women and caller mothers who request help, according to its website.
Police officers guidelines adjacent to a fallen character successful a wooded area south-east of Flensburg, Germany, connected Sunday, April 5, 2026. (Benjamin Nolte/dpa via AP)
Grief counselors were sent to nan segment aft nan fatal incident connected Sunday.
Pictures from nan segment showed respective Easter eggs scattered connected nan crushed arsenic 2 of nan victims were seen covered successful achromatic sheets.
The German upwind work had put nan area nether a precocious winds warning.
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Rescue workers are connected nan segment aft an mishap successful a wooded area south-east of Flensburg, Germany, connected Sunday, April 5, 2026. (Benjamin Nolte/dpa via AP)
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Officials from nan Schleswig-Holstein region, wherever nan installation is located, said they were "deeply shaken" by nan Easter tragedy.
"Our thoughts are pinch nan family members of nan dead, pinch nan injured, and pinch everyone who had to acquisition this unspeakable occurrence," location Governor Daniel Günther, Interior Minister Magdalena Finke, and Youth and Families Minister Aminata Touré said successful a associated connection to nan dpa news agency.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
