Girl, 11, died after hidden branch pierced heart

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 22 Sept, 14:53 · Archive

Lilly Angel Rodgers, 11, died after a sharp branch hidden in mud punctured her heart while playing at Wacker Quay in Cornwall.

The girl was playing in the mud flats on 16 August last year when she slid onto a pointed branch concealed beneath the surface. The coroner described it as an extraordinarily unlikely accident.

How it is being reported

• Girl, 11, dies after hidden branch pierces her heart while doing ‘commando crawl’ in mud flat"In the circumstances it was the most truly, desperately and unlikely accident. Lilly slid on a branch with a sharp point that had been covered by the mud," said coroner Andrew Cox.New York Post · 22 Sept, 00:09
• Girl, 11, died in 'freak accident' while playing in mud when hidden branch pierced her heart, inquest hearsLilly Angel Rodgers was killed in the 'most desperately unfortunate accident' while playing at being a starfish and doing a 'commando crawl' in mud flats in Cornwall on August 16 last year.Daily Mail · 21 Sept, 20:26
• Girl, 11, died after hidden branch pierced her heart at beauty spot in CornwallLilly Angel Rodgers, 11, was playing with her friends in the mud flats at Wacker Quay near Plymouth on a summer's day when a pointy branch or root hidden in the mud punctured her heartThe Mirror · 21 Sept, 17:46

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