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| Never Sleep under a Tree Falling tree kills teen on school camp 14:00 AEST Wed Aug 31 2005 AAP By ninemsn staff and AAP The teenager killed by a falling tree at a school camp in Victoria's east overnight was a vibrant and popular girl, her school has said. Sixteen-year-old Alice Sloan is thought to have died instantly about 2.30am (AEST) today when a tree fell across the tent she was sleeping in. Alice, who has three younger sisters, was one of a group of 12 camping at a site near McKillops Bridge, a remote East Gippsland town about 540km east of Melbourne. A second girl in the tent escaped injury. Margaret Webb, principal of Toorak College at Mt Iliza where Alice was a student, said all members of the school community were devastated by the tragic news. "We held this girl in the highest regard, and we feel compassion and concern for the family," she said. The school's deputy principal, Jeanne Shaw, said Alice would be remembered as a vibrant, popular and enthusiastic student. She said the school was satisfied every precaution had been taken on the trip. The tree was felled during storms that battered much of south-eastern Australia overnight. State Emergency Service crews were kept busy as winds gusted to more than 100km/h . Spokesman Peter Cocks said the SES has received 1150 calls for help right across the Melbourne area. He said most calls related to trees or branches falling on houses, driveways and roads. --------------------------- Most school camps sleep under the trees, not good.  __________________ ★ Delta Goodrem ★ Icon Credit - Cheali | |||
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| That poor girl | |||
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| Yeah __________________ ★ Delta Goodrem ★ Icon Credit - Cheali | |||
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| Wow that's so sad. __________________ if you're a bird, i'm a bird | |||
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| something similar to that happen near where i live in NJ. i think trees are now probably angry or something ... cause there seems to be a large numbers of instances of trees/ tree parts falling on people. __________________ Join & Vote for Darren Criss  "An imperfect trip is always better than a perfect trip you never get around to taking" ~ John Flinn // My Travel Blog // Twitter | |||
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| Thats pretty scary to think about. You camping out during a storm and a tree falls on you, ick! Poor gal __________________ Ben: This is something no one's ever heard about, and no one's ever seen before. This is hell on earth. -NOTLD -John- | |||
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