Baltimore County officials say 77-year-old Betty Lee Bauman was killed by a large tree branch on Friday.
Crews were called to her home on the 11000 block of Cedar Lane in Kingsville around 12:30 in the afternoon. When they got to the scene they found Bauman under a tree branch.
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Crews at the scene say Bauman was going outside to get her mail and was hit in the head, killing her instantly.
At the scene here in Kingsville where a 77 y/o woman was killed by a tree branch while getting her mail...there are a lot of of mature trees that keep snapping and cracking in the wind. This one split and is resting into another tree. @ABC2NEWS pic.twitter.com/RelNOo88oU
— Brian Kuebler (@BrianfromABC2) March 2, 2018
This comes while strong winds continue to cause problems across the state.