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Coroner Schedules Inquest for Mother Who Died Saving Daughter at Witton Country Park

The park has reopened after precautionary tree inspections once Lancashire police confirmed the death was not suspicious.

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Overview

  • Madia Kauser, 32, was killed by a falling beech branch on August 11 as she pushed her five-year-old daughter to safety during a family walk.
  • Lancashire Constabulary says it is not treating the death as suspicious and will prepare a file for HM Coroner.
  • Blackburn with Darwen Council felled the remaining tree, removed cordons and has carried out precautionary safety checks across the 480-acre park.
  • The Health and Safety Executive is assisting police in its review ahead of an inquest scheduled to open on August 21.
  • Local councillors and residents are calling for more frequent, rigorous tree inspections following concerns over ash dieback and fallen limbs.