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One woman dead, one injured after tree falls on them in Fort Wright

Posted at 6:57 PM, Oct 13, 2017
and last updated 2017-10-13 23:26:09-04

FORT WRIGHT, Ky. -- One woman was injured and another died Friday night after a tree fell on them at the Lookout Heights Civic Club.

The tree fell, trapping the pair, around 5:30. According to a news release from the Fort Wright Police Department, 32-year-old Heather McNamara died at the scene; 45-year-old Rebecca Wright was airlifted to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center with critical injuries.

The incident is considered accidental, police said.