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Woman Killed By Falling Tree in East Bay
A fallen tree also forced the partial closure of a highway in the East Bay for two hours Saturday. #CAstorm
EAST BAY AREA, CA - A woman was killed Saturday morning after a tree fell on her as she was walking through a San Ramon golf course, according to fire officials with the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District.
At around 10:55 a.m., officers responded to a report of a medical emergency at the Canyon Lakes Golf Course at 640 Bollinger Canyon Way, Battalion Chief Dan McNamara said.
The victim was walking when a tree somehow fell, striking her.
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She was taken to the San Ramon Regional Medical Center, where she died a short while later, according to McNamara.
No one else was injured.
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The victim's identity has not yet been released.
Meanwhile, the California Highway Patrol reports that all lanes of southbound state Highway 13 in Oakland are open after crews cleared a fallen tree from the highway.
All lanes were open as of 4:02 p.m. on southbound Highway 13 at Redwood Road where the off-ramp is still closed.
The downed tree was reported at 2:11 p.m., CHP Officer James Evans said.
— Bay City News; Image via Shutterstock
