Large Tree Falls in Ibirapuera Park, Injuring Visitors

Overview

• The collapse occurred around 5 p.m. near Gate 3 of the São Paulo park, according to the state public security secretariat.
• Firefighters reported a 57-year-old woman with a traumatic brain injury and a shoulder injury was taken to Hospital São Paulo.
• Park operator Urbia said two other people suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene, adding the group was in a beverage cart.
• The Polícia Militar’s Águia helicopter landed in the park to assist the rescue effort.
• State civil defense cited a peak gust of 47 km/h at the Interlagos station, below the roughly 63 km/h often associated with toppling trees, leaving the cause undetermined.