Three people, including a 10-month-old girl, were killed in Germany after high winds toppled a tree during an Easter egg hunt on Sunday morning, authorities said.
About 50 people from a nearby residential facility for new mothers, pregnant women and children were attending an egg hunt in a wooded area near the town of Satrupholm around 11 a.m. when a 30-meter tree fell on them, police said in a statement.
Four people were trapped under the tree, police said.
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A fallen tree lies in a wooded area southeast of Flensburg, Germany on Sunday, April 5, 2026. (Daniel Reinhardt/photo alliance via Getty Images)
First responders arrived on the scene and first began treating a 21-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl, but both died at the scene.
The woman’s ten-month-old daughter also died later in hospital.
An 18-year-old woman suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital by helicopter.
The residential facility is part of the state-funded child welfare system and supports pregnant women and new mothers who need assistance, according to the website.
Police officers stand next to a fallen tree in a wooded area southeast of Flensburg, Germany, on Sunday, April 5, 2026. (Benjamin Nolte/dpa via AP)
After the fatal incident on Sunday, grief counselors were sent to the scene.
Photos from the scene showed several Easter eggs scattered on the ground, while two of the victims were seen covered in white sheets.
The German weather service had warned the area of strong winds.
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Rescue workers are on the scene after an accident in a wooded area southeast of Flensburg, Germany, on Sunday, April 5, 2026. (Benjamin Nolte/dpa via AP)
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Officials from the Schleswig-Holstein region, where the facility is located, said they were “deeply shocked” by the Easter tragedy.
“Our thoughts are with the relatives of the dead, with the injured and with everyone who had to experience this terrible event,” regional Governor Daniel Günther, Interior Minister Magdalena Finke and Youth and Family Minister Aminata Touré said in a joint statement to the dpa news agency.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
