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Korzeniowy Dol Gorge: Multiple children injured after huge branch falls off tree

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Children have been injured and an air ambulance was called in to attend a shock accident in which a branch broke from a tree and fell on a group of 47 people.

Polish police confirmed that a branch falling in the picturesque Korzeniowy Gorge hit the group, which included 43 children aged 11 to 12 and their four caregivers, earlier this morning. Policja Puławska said in a statement posted to social media that they conducted "rescue operations" after the accident, with an air ambulance sped in to treat people at the scene and one child transported to hospital in Lublin. Two others, the service added, were transported to a hospital in Puławy by ambulance.

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The service said: "Today, around 10:08 in the Korzeniowy Gorge at the ul Potholes in Kazimierz Dolny, a branch that broke from the tree fell on a group of 47 people (43 children aged 11-12) and their 4 caregivers.

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"Rescue operations are ongoing on site, one child was transported by LPR helicopter to a hospital in Lublin, two to the hospital in Puławy by ambulance, other people, including caregivers, are being assisted on site. The statement added: "We will keep you updated with the information."

Korzeniowy Dol Gorge, known in native Polish as Wąwóz Korzeniowy Dół is a pictursque tourist attraction in the eastern Polish town of Kazimierz Dolny.

The gorge, a famous natural landmark, is around 400 metres long and several metres deep in some places, with its walls dotted with twisted tree roots. People who visit the area need up to 30 minutes to cross the tree-lined route and return, according to local tourist sites.

Marcin Babula an attending officer from local Lublin firefighters, said 13 people were injured, three of whom seriously, while 10 were left with minor injuries.

The 10 are believed to have suffered abrasions, with Senior Superintendent Andrzej Fijołek, the spokesman for the Lublin police, Senior Superintendent saying people were being attended to on site.

The rescue operation is ongoing, local outlet rmf24 reported, with an air ambulance helicopter, ambulances and six fire engines remaining on site at present.

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