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Falling Tree Branch Kills Bronx 3-Year-Old At New Jersey Campground

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - A 3-year-old girl from the Bronx was killed by a fallen tree branch at a campground in South Jersey.

Police say Ellys Martinez was inside a tent with her family when she was hit by the branch.

The incident happened at Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park campground about 30-miles south of Philadelphia.

Park rangers say storms were passing through the area when the branch fell.

No one else was injured.

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