02/09/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/09/2024 20:59
Monday, 02 September 2024 06:56:22 AM
A woman has died after a tree fell on a cabin in the state's south near Albury.
About 3:50am today (Monday 2 September 2024), emergency services were called to Merool Road,
Moama, near the NSW-Victoria border, following reports a tree had fallen on a cabin.
Officers attached to Murray River Police District attended and found the body of a woman, aged 63, in the wreckage.
She is yet to be formally identified.
A man, aged 63, was treated at the scene by Victorian Ambulance paramedics for injuries to his right hand, and taken to Echuca Hospital for further treatment.
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
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