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| Woman killed by falling tree branch in Blackburn country park | Woman killed by falling tree branch in Blackburn country park |
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| The beech tree from which the large branch fell was later chopped down | |
| A woman has died after she was struck by a falling tree branch in a Lancashire park. | A woman has died after she was struck by a falling tree branch in a Lancashire park. |
| She had been walking with a child in Blackburn's Witton Country Park, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. | She had been walking with a child in Blackburn's Witton Country Park, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. |
| Emergency services found the woman, believed to have been in her 30s, unresponsive near the Buncer Lane entrance to the park just after 20:30 BST on Monday. | Emergency services found the woman, believed to have been in her 30s, unresponsive near the Buncer Lane entrance to the park just after 20:30 BST on Monday. |
| She was pronounced dead at the scene. | She was pronounced dead at the scene. |
| The area was cordoned off and Blackburn with Darwen Council, which owns the 480-acre park, said it had since chopped down the beech tree from which the branch had fallen. | |
| Several members of the woman's family arrived at the scene shortly afterwards. | Several members of the woman's family arrived at the scene shortly afterwards. |
| In a statement, the council said it was "deeply saddened to confirm that a member of the public has tragically died following an incident in Witton Park yesterday, when a large tree branch fell". | In a statement, the council said it was "deeply saddened to confirm that a member of the public has tragically died following an incident in Witton Park yesterday, when a large tree branch fell". |
| The authority's chief executive Denise Park said: "Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with the family and friends of the person who has lost their life at this very difficult time. | The authority's chief executive Denise Park said: "Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with the family and friends of the person who has lost their life at this very difficult time. |
| A councillor said there had been concerns about diseased trees | |
| "Emergency services including paramedics and the air ambulance attended the scene. Council staff also supported by cordoning off the area to ensure public safety. | "Emergency services including paramedics and the air ambulance attended the scene. Council staff also supported by cordoning off the area to ensure public safety. |
| "As part of precautionary safety measures, the tree involved was being felled this morning. | "As part of precautionary safety measures, the tree involved was being felled this morning. |
| "Witton Park is a much-loved community space, and the safety of everyone who visits is of the utmost importance to us. | "Witton Park is a much-loved community space, and the safety of everyone who visits is of the utmost importance to us. |
| "Our thoughts remain first and foremost with the family at this very sad time." | "Our thoughts remain first and foremost with the family at this very sad time." |
| A Lancashire Police spokesman said the woman's death was not being treated as suspicious and a file would be prepared for the coroner. | A Lancashire Police spokesman said the woman's death was not being treated as suspicious and a file would be prepared for the coroner. |
| Livesey with Pleasington councillor Paul Marrow said: "There have been concerns about ash dieback disease and the number of dead trees in Witton Park and across the borough. | Livesey with Pleasington councillor Paul Marrow said: "There have been concerns about ash dieback disease and the number of dead trees in Witton Park and across the borough. |
| "The council needs to make regular, thorough inspections of the trees in the park to ensure they are safe." | "The council needs to make regular, thorough inspections of the trees in the park to ensure they are safe." |
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