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Tree falls on wedding party in Calif. park, killing bride's mother

The Associated Press
December 20, 2016 at 3:25PM
Los Angeles County Fire Dept. personnel work at the scene where a large tree fell on a wedding party in Whittier, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. Southern California fire officials say one person died and five people were injured after a large eucalyptus tree fell down onto a wedding party taking pictures at a park. Several people were trapped after the tree toppled Saturday in Whittier at Penn park.
Los Angeles County Fire Dept. personnel work at the scene where a large tree fell on a wedding party in Whittier, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. Southern California fire officials say one person died and five people were injured after a large eucalyptus tree fell down onto a wedding party taking pictures at a park. Several people were trapped after the tree toppled Saturday in Whittier at Penn park. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

WHITTIER, Calif. — A 61-year-old woman killed when a tree fell on a wedding party at a California park Saturday has been identified as the mother of the bride.

The Los Angeles County Coroner's office has released the victim's name as Margerita Mojarro, of San Pedro. Family members and friends confirmed to KABC-TV and KNBC-TV that Mojarro was the mother of the bride.

The group headed to Penn Park in Whittier just after the wedding to take pictures. The group was posing for photos when a large eucalyptus tree uprooted and crashed on them.

Several people were trapped under the tree and a 4-year-old girl suffered critical head trauma.

The park has been closed indefinitely while the investigation continues.

Los Angeles County Fire Dept. firefighters work at the scene where a large tree fell on a wedding party in Whittier, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. Southern California fire officials say one person died and five people were injured after a large eucalyptus tree fell down onto a wedding party taking pictures at a park. Several people were trapped after the tree toppled Saturday in Whittier at Penn park.
Los Angeles County Fire Dept. firefighters work at the scene where a large tree fell on a wedding party in Whittier, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. Southern California fire officials say one person died and five people were injured after a large eucalyptus tree fell down onto a wedding party taking pictures at a park. Several people were trapped after the tree toppled Saturday in Whittier at Penn park. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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