The Straits Times
Woman dies after being trapped under fallen tree
People at the park tried to lift the tree off her but failed; cutting equipment used to extricate her
Eyewitnesses said they heard a loud crack just before the 20m-tall Araucaria excelsa tree, which had a girth of 1.3m, fell yesterday morning at Marsiling Park, pinning Ms Loke Xiao Li, 38, under it. About 10 people at the park tried to lift the tree but were unsuccessful. Part of the tree fell into the lake. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
Ms Loke s body being carried out of the park. Singapore Civil Defence Force officers used cutting equipment to extricate her after she was trapped under the tree, but she was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic.ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO