A 3-year-old girl died early Tuesday morning after a tree branch fell and smashed into a camper, according to police.
Police say the tree branch fell, crashing into the camper and hitting the girl.
Investigators say the child was asleep next to her 5-year-old sister when the branch came down. The older child was not injured.
Police received the emergency call at about 3:15 a.m. at the Oak Tree Village, a mobile home and RV community in Ocala.
The child girl was rushed to HCA Florida Ocala Hospital where she died from injuries suffered.
Police did not release the family’s names.
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