(Radio Iowa) – Authorities say one person was killed by a falling tree in central Iowa during this (Thursday) morning’s severe weather. Des Moines police say the man who was killed had been struck by a tree that broke apart during the thunderstorm about 8 A-M. Police and the fire department responded to a call about a traumatic injury at a homeless encampment in the city’s Prospect Park neighborhood.
First responders found the 54-year-old man critically injured. A police news release says despite lifesaving efforts, including CPR, the man died at the scene.
