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By: Maximilian Kettenbach
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Despite resuscitation measures, a child died after a rockfall in Appenweier, Baden-Württemberg.
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A tragic accident in Baden-Württemberg cost the life of a child.
A sandstone that was provided tipped over and hit the child.
Appenweier - Tragic accident with devastating consequences.
In Baden-Württemberg, a seven-year-old child was fatally injured by a 150-kilogram boulder on Saturday.
Despite immediately initiated resuscitation measures by family members and the emergency services, the child's life could not be saved and he died at the scene of the accident, the police said in a statement on Sunday.
The sandstone, which was prepared for removal and was two meters long, tipped over behind a residential building in Appenweier and hit the child who was nearby.
The investigation to clarify the cause of the accident is ongoing.
An expert was called in on the orders of the Offenburg public prosecutor's office.
dpa, mke