DAVIS, W.Va. — An investigation shows that extreme high winds may have caused a tree limb to break off a tree near the top of the Blackwater Falls State Park Sled Run, which killed a 14-year-old girl.
The limb struck a Virginia girl just before 1:30 on Sunday. The investigation shows the girl was approximately 75 yards from the top of the conveyer belt when the limb broke.
A 14-foot section of the tree fell down and struck her in the head. She was pronounced dead at Davis Memorial Hospital.
The parents of the victim were present.