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Woman dies after tree falls on her
Miss Loke Xiao Li s lower body was trapped under the tree. She was pronounced dead at the scene. TNP PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
NParks says tree was inspected last April, Marsiling Park remains safe to visit
The Singapore Civil Defence Force was alerted to the incident at around 8.15am.
Officers used cutting equipment to extricate Miss Loke Xiao Li, whose lower body was trapped under the tree. Paramedics pronounced the woman dead at the scene, and the police are investigating the unnatural death.
Dr Leong Chee Chiew, commissioner of parks and recreation of National Parks Board (NParks), said in a statement that the Araucaria excelsa - it was 20m tall, had a girth of 1.3m and was about 20 years old - was found to be healthy when it was last inspected in April 2020. It was due for its next inspection in October.