The fall of a tree branch cost the life of a woman who accompanied her husband to fishing

Saturday April 12, while a 57 year old woman Enjoyed a day of fishing with her husband on the shores of Lake Madine in the Meuse, the latter was tragically killed by the fall of a tree branchreveals the east republican.

Rescue intervention

The Meuse firefighters were called to the scene shortly after 3 p.m., but despite their efforts to revive the victim, the latter died of his injuries. Transported as a helicopter at the Nancy CHRU, she could not be resuscitated.

The sad husband witness of the scene

The fall in the tree branch was caused by a strong gust of wind.

The great from the victimswhich was next to her at the time of the accident, had time to move just before the fall of the branch, but his wife could not avoid the fatal incident.

Safety measures implemented

In a press release, the local public company Chambley-Madine reacted, specifying that a branch of poplar with a diameter of 40 cm About gave in and fell. The victim, according to the press release, was “well known in Madine since resident of the campsite with her husband for many years”.

Further in its press release, the company said that human and financial resources had been invested to maintain the wooded heritage of the site. This drama shows that we are despite everything never safe from an accident : The whole sector in question had been the subject of an interview in 2022 and the branch in question, already in sheets, presented no sign of poor health ”.

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