Mile End Park: Girl, five, killed in tree collapse

[phedders]

Slightly misleading headline there BBC...

 

Mile End Park: Girl, five, killed in tree collapse - BBC News

 

Details sketchy. Relevant to anyone looking after trees with "play" attachments.

[StephF]

Heard the news, sounded horrific, she was playing on a swing attached to tree branch that collapsed on her at a children's playground.

[combined tree services]

Absolutely tragic , my bought go out to the poor family .

[penfold]

Looking at the picture in the article, it looks like the play equipment is made from timber poles. In one article on BBC news, it said it was a zip line and then in the next bulletin it said a swing.

[mendiplogs]

Slightly misleading headline there BBC...

 

Mile End Park: Girl, five, killed in tree collapse - BBC News

 

Details sketchy. Relevant to anyone looking after trees with "play" attachments.

 

Hi mate just seen this on net bad news thoughts are with the family thanks Jon Sonia

[Shane]

Awful news.

 

Once again the media reporting seems inconsistent.

The BBC report today says it was a swing made of poles from tree trunks - not exactly a tree failure. Feel so sorry for the mum, whatever the reason.

 

Lets hope they don't cut down all the trees in the park.