An older woman was declared dead on Saturday evening after she was found lying next to a fallen tree branch in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, officials said.
A photo from the San Francisco Fire Department shows a fallen tree branch that was next to a woman who was found laying on the ground in Golden Gate Park on Jan. 14, 2023.An elderly woman was declared dead on Saturday evening after she was found lying next to a fallen tree branch in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, officials said.
The incident was reported just after 5 p.m. at John F. Kennedy Drive and 30th Avenue, Jonathan Baxter, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Fire Department, wrote in a text.Paramedics, firefighters and the San Francisco Police Department responded to the scene and provided life-saving measures but despite the efforts, she was declared deceased.
The tree associated with the incident is confirmed as a Recreation and Parks Department tree, Baxter said. Recreation and Parks did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Baxter said the official cause of death is under investigation by the San Francisco Medical Examiner. The Medical Examiner was not available for comment before this story published.
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