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3-year-old killed by tree limb in Northwest DC park

A 3-year-old walking in a Northwest D.C. park Friday afternoon was killed when he was struck by a falling tree limb.

The boy was walking with a relative in Soapstone Valley Park off Audubon Terrace in the Forest Hills area of D.C. when the tree limb hit him, a spokesperson with D.C. Fire and EMS told 海角社区app.

Two firefighters were injured while trying to reach the boy 鈥 one was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. The other has minor injuries.

Megan Cloherty

An award-winning journalist, Megan Cloherty is podcast host and producer of the 鈥22 Hours: An American Nightmare.鈥 She previously served as 海角社区app Investigative Reporter covering breaking news, crime and courts.

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