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England storms: Tree fall kills girl in Kent caravan England storms: Tree fall kills girl in Kent caravan
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A sleeping teenage girl was killed when a tree fell on a caravan in Kent.A sleeping teenage girl was killed when a tree fell on a caravan in Kent.
Bethany Freeman, 17, died when the tree came down in Lidens Lane, Edenbridge, at about 07:20 GMT. Bethany Freeman, 17, died at the scene when the tree came down in Lidens Lane, Edenbridge, at about 07:20 GMT.
Police, fire and ambulance crews were sent to the scene but the victim was pronounced dead. BBC reporter Simon Jones said the caravan was next to the house she lived in with her family and she had been sleeping there while renovations were carried out on the property.
A spokesman for South East Coast Ambulance said no-one else was injured. It is not known whether there were any other occupants in the caravan at the time. Driving instructor Neil Chapman, who arrived at her home unaware she had died, described her as "a super kid".
Ch Supt Steve Corbishly, from Kent Police, said the static caravan was next to the house the girl lived in with her family. "I was teaching Bethany to drive. I'd just arrived not realising all this had happened," he said.
BBC South East reporter Simon Jones said it was understood she was sleeping there while renovations were being carried out on the property. Cricket fan
Another caravan was also on the site but was not damaged. "She was a great girl, good fun.
"She was 17, a very lively girl, very sporty. We used to chat about cricket because I was into cricket and she was the only girl I knew into cricket.
"Her family must be so devastated. I can't believe it."
Mr Chapman said he believed Bethany lived at the site with her mother and brother.
Neighbours said some had turned up with chainsaws to try to help free the teenager, whose caravan was next to another static caravan and several outbuildings.
One of them, who declined to be named, said: "[The family] were planning to join up their two buildings, and they were living in the caravans in order to do it.
"They had been living there for one and a half years... she was in one caravan, and mum was in another caravan."
A spokesman for South East Coast Ambulance said no-one else was injured.
It comes as severe gale force winds, heavy rain and trees caused disruption across the south east of England.It comes as severe gale force winds, heavy rain and trees caused disruption across the south east of England.