Mother Hit By Central Park Tree May Never Walk Again: Report

CENTRAL PARK, NY — The 39-year-old mother who broke her neck while shielding her children from a falling tree in Central Park may never walk again, according to reports.

Lawyers for Anne Monoky Goldman told the New York Post that the mother of three is "completely immobilized" and cannot move her neck for two to three months. Lawyers are expected to file a notice of claim, which often comes before a lawsuit, against the city of Wednesday, the New York Post reported.

"We have concerns that she may never walk the same again or walk at all again," Jordan Merson, an attorney at personal injury law firm Kline & Specter told the New York Post.

A city Law Department spokesman told the Post that the department will review the claim when it's filed.

Goldman and the three children were taken to New York Presbyterian Hospital on Aug. 15 after being struck by the falling tree around 10 a.m., city Parks Department officials told Patch. The tree collapsed on West Drive near West 62nd street, completely blocking the roadway.

The Central Park Conservancy — the private organization responsible for the park's upkeep — confirmed that the tree "uprooted as a result of decay in the root system beneath the surrounding pavement," ABC NY reported.

The tree was last inspected in November 2016 and showed no visible signs of decay at the time, the Central Park Conservancy told ABC NY. The organization inspected the tree annually for the past six years, according to the report.

The Central Park Conservancy did not immediately return Patch's request for comment.

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