Overview
- The 30-meter tree that crashed down Sunday during strong gusts hit a group from a nearby care home, killing a 16-year-old, a 21-year-old woman, and her 10-month-old daughter.
- About 50 residents and staff were hunting for Easter eggs in the Mittelangeln woods when four people were pinned under the trunk.
- Emergency crews dispatched fire units, ambulances, and two helicopters, and an 18-year-old with severe injuries was flown to Heide for surgery and is now out of immediate danger.
- The state forestry service has been notified, and police have opened a death investigation that has not yet identified the cause.
- The weather service had warned of gusts of 55 to 65 km/h with local peaks near 80 km/h, and state leaders and the care operator issued condolences as counselors supported survivors.