3-year-old boy dies after being hit by falling tree in B.C. campground

A three-year-old child has been killedwhile visiting a provincial park south of Peachland, in B.C.'s Okanagan.

A statement from B.C. Parks saidthe child was at acampgroundat Okanagan Lake Provincial Park on Saturday when they were hit by a falling tree

BC Parks saidthe child died from their injuries a short time later in hospital. In an email, RCMP confirmed the child was a three-year-old boy from the Tri-Cities area in the Lower Mainland.

B.C. Parks has notsaid what might have caused thetreeto come down.

"I am deeply saddened by a tragic incident involving a child at a B.C. Parks campground over the weekend," read a statement from B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman.

"On behalf of the ministry and all B.C. Parks staff, I send my deepest condolences to the child's family and friends. Our hearts are with you at this difficult time."

CBC News has contacted RCMP for more information.