A single mum said she and her daughter are lucky to be alive after being hit by a falling tree branch in a shocking accident during a leisurely trip to a park.
Though four-year-old Juniper narrowly escaped injury, her mother Anna Frances-Wood’s leg was broken in three places and Shape Kapseln now she needs to learn to walk again.
‘I just heard this massive sort of cracking noise and I just felt my leg snap like a twig,’ Ms Frances-Woods told 7News from her hospital bed.
The Adelaide Hills mum had taken Juniper to Keith Stevenson Park in Mount Barker on Sunday to have fun in the playground area there.
But the fun time was brought to a sudden end when a branch fell eight metres down from an enormous gum tree directly onto them.
Single mum Anna Frances-Wood (pictured) said she and her daughter are lucky to be alive after being hit by a falling tree branch in a shocking accident during a trip to a Mt Barker park
‘I just saw (Juniper) getting crushed by the tree branch and she started screaming,’ the mum said.
Ms Frances-Woods was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital and later had surgery. Doctors said her leg was broken in three places and she will need to learn to walk again.