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At least 1 injured after tree snaps in Kelowna park

Large tree fell on a bench at Kinsmen Park

Jake Courtepatte, Brittany Webster Jul 3, 2023 2:45 PM

33200181_web1_230706-KCN-tree-falls-_1 — A large tree fell unexpectedly at Kinsmen Park in Kelowna on July 3. (Brittany Webster/Capital News) A large tree fell unexpectedly at Kinsmen Park in Kelowna on July 3. (Brittany Webster/Capital News) A large tree fell unexpectedly at Kinsmen Park in Kelowna on July 3. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

One man was taken to Kelowna General Hospital on the afternoon of July 3 after a tree unexpectedly fell on him.

Kelowna Fire Department and paramedics on scene at Kinsmen Park where two people are believed to have been injured by a fallen tree
害羞草研究所� Brittany Webster (@thebrittwebster)

Emergency services were called to Kinsmen Park around 2p.m. on Monday for reports of a tree falling on a bench, with two people sitting nearby.

A large tree fell unexpectedly at Kinsmen Park in Kelowna on July 3. (Brittany Webster/Capital News) A large tree fell unexpectedly at Kinsmen Park in Kelowna on July 3. (Brittany Webster/Capital News) A large tree fell unexpectedly at Kinsmen Park in Kelowna on July 3. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

While one of the pair was protected from injury by the bench, the other was left with unknown injuries.

Several people stopped to help.

A large tree fell unexpectedly at Kinsmen Park in Kelowna on July 3. (Brittany Webster/Capital News) A large tree fell unexpectedly at Kinsmen Park in Kelowna on July 3. (Brittany Webster/Capital News) A large tree fell unexpectedly at Kinsmen Park in Kelowna on July 3. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

City staff also attended to the scene to assess the situation.

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Jake.courtepatte@kelownacapnews.com
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