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Youngster dead, woman hurt as tree falls on hiking group near Chilliwack, B.C.

BY , Aug 20, 2020 5:22 PM - REPORT AN ERROR

A five-year-old boy has been killed in an accident involving a group of hikers on a walk east of Vancouver.

RCMP in Chilliwack say a tree fell on the group Tuesday as they walked along a trail in Yarrow, 90 kilometres east of Vancouver.

A statement from police says the boy had died by the time officers arrived.

Cpl. Mike Rail says a 22-year-old woman was also hurt.

He says she was treated in hospital for what are described as non-life-threatening injuries.

The BC Coroners Service and RCMP are investigating.

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