Overview
- A tree fell onto a home in Geneva Township, Jennings County, at about 3:25–3:30 p.m. Tuesday, and a 4-year-old inside was found dead by first responders.
- Three other people who were in the house at the time escaped with no reported injuries.
- Jennings County deputies said the child was trapped or injured before officials arrived and that the death was confirmed at the scene.
- Officials have not yet determined why the tree fell and investigators with the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office are actively looking into the cause.
- A local meteorologist offered a provisional theory that a sudden outflow of cold air from a storm to the north could have contributed, but that explanation is unconfirmed and authorities caution the public to await official findings.