WOODVILLE, Fla. — An 8-year-old girl died after a tree toppled onto her family’s Florida house Friday morning.
The Leon County Sheriff's Office said the tree fell through the house, injuring the girl and a 12-year-old boy, WTXL reported.
TRENDING:
- Girl shaken as baby dies nearly 14 years later; father charged with homicide
- Department of Homeland Security agents responding to The Avenues Mall in Jacksonville
- JSO asking people in Moncrief area to stay inside, lock doors while police search for gunman
- Weather alert: Severe storms, heavy rain & isolated tornadoes possible Friday
- Hurricane Michael upgraded to a Category 5 at time of U.S. landfall
They were taken to a hospital, where the girl died. The boy is recovering from non-life-threatening injuries, WTXL reported.
A GoFundMe account was created to help the family.
County officials said other trees had also fallen on houses but did not release those locations, WTXL reported.
STAY UPDATED: Download the Action News Jax app to get the full schedule
Cox Media Group
:quality(70)/d1hfln2sfez66z.cloudfront.net/11-04-2024/t_ca0abdf1fc734b13b685b4dbcaeffd36_name_file_960x540_1200_v3_1_.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/AMZKHO2QTJBXFGQZBMJU3BNBCE.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/JP7QXJPMWBCCJK4MAN7EOQNHBU.jpg)
:quality(70)/d1hfln2sfez66z.cloudfront.net/10-31-2024/t_30738ca7778542b58ab909b092fa88de_name_file_960x540_1200_v3_1_.jpg)
:quality(70)/d1hfln2sfez66z.cloudfront.net/11-03-2024/t_2444405d8def4bdd866dc25d2c022844_name_file_960x540_1200_v3_1_.jpg)