61-Year-Old Woman Dead After Being Crushed By Coconut Tree

A 61-year-old woman has been reported dead after a coconut tree allegedly fell on her following strong winds in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India on Tuesday, Sept. 6.

The deceased woman, identified as Jalaja Kumari, 61, was reportedly working with her husband behind their house at around 10 a.m on Tuesday, Sept. 6, when the tragic incident happened. While she was busy with chores, a nearby coconut tree fell due to strong winds and landed on top of her, the New Indian Express reported.

Following the incident, Kumari was immediately rushed to a nearby medical college hospital for treatment. However, she was declared dead upon arrival at the health facility.

Officers from the Sreekaryam Police Station have registered a case under IPC (Indian Penal Code) Section 174 (unnatural death) in connection with the incident.

Kumari is survived by her husband Purushothaman, her son Jayesh, and her daughter Deepa.

In a similar but unrelated incident, a 7-year-old girl reportedly died after a tree fell on the tent she was sleeping in while camping in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee on Wednesday, July 27, Latin Times reported.

The unnamed 7-year-old girl, who hails from Georgia and had come on a camping trip with her family, was reportedly crushed to death after a large red maple tree that was about 2 feet in diameter fell on her family's tent. The girl's father and two siblings, who were also in the tent, were not injured and survived the incident.

Emergency responders from Gatlinburg Fire Department, Gatlinburg Police Department, and the National Park Service responded to the site after they received an emergency call regarding the accident at the Elkmont Campground in Tennessee at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 27. The responders declared the child dead at the scene and transported her body to a hospital for an autopsy.

The family was reportedly staying at the Elkmont Campground of the National Park. Following the accident, the campgrounds remained open. However, the campsite and adjacent campsites were closed by the park as a precaution.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the country's most-visited national park and spans the border between North Carolina and Tennessee.