Authorities have reported that a tragic incident occurred in Germany during an Easter egg hunt, resulting in the deaths of three individuals, including a 10-month-old baby girl, after a tree was uprooted by strong winds.
The event, which took place at around 11 a.m. near the town of Satrupholm, involved approximately 50 participants from a local residential facility catering to new mothers, expectant women, and children. As the group enjoyed the festivities in a forested area, a towering 100-foot tree unexpectedly collapsed, according to a police statement.
Four individuals were trapped beneath the fallen tree, police noted.
A fallen tree rests in a wooded region southeast of Flensburg, Germany, on Sunday, April 5, 2026. (Daniel Reinhardt/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Emergency responders quickly arrived at the location and commenced aid for a 21-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl, but unfortunately, both were pronounced dead at the scene.
Tragically, the 21-year-old woman’s 10-month-old daughter succumbed to her injuries later at the hospital.
An 18-year-old woman sustained serious injuries and was rushed to the hospital in a helicopter.
The residential facility is part of the state-funded child welfare system, supporting pregnant women and new mothers who need help, according to its website.
Police officers stand next to a fallen tree in a wooded area south-east of Flensburg, Germany, on Sunday, April 5, 2026. (Benjamin Nolte/dpa via AP)
Grief counselors were sent to the scene after the fatal incident on Sunday.
Pictures from the scene showed several Easter eggs scattered on the ground as two of the victims were seen covered in white sheets.
The German weather service had put the area under a high winds warning.
Rescue workers are on the scene after an accident in a wooded area south-east of Flensburg, Germany, on Sunday, April 5, 2026. (Benjamin Nolte/dpa via AP)
Officials from the Schleswig-Holstein region, where the facility is located, said they were “deeply shaken” by the Easter tragedy.
“Our thoughts are with the family members of the dead, with the injured, and with everyone who had to experience this terrible occurrence,” regional Governor Daniel Günther, Interior Minister Magdalena Finke, and Youth and Families Minister Aminata Touré said in a joint statement to the dpa news agency.
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