Leonna Ruka, a seven-year-old girl from Dagenham, died after a tree collapsed onto her and four other children in Chalkwell Park. Leonna's six-year-old cousin remains critically ill. Local leaders held a minute's silence in her memory and praised responders’ bravery. Hundreds of floral tributes have been left at the scene. The council promises to cooperate fully with ongoing investigations into the incident and has commissioned an independent inspection of the tree, which was reportedly propped up for decades.
Emergency crews and bystanders responded heroically to the tragedy, lifting the 350-year-old tree off the trapped children amid a chaotic scene. Their bravery was commendable.
Hundreds of floral tributes and teddy bears have been laid in memory of Leonna Ruka, whose tragic passing has touched the entire community deeply.
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