Tragic Tree Fall: A PR Boss's Life Lost

0:00On April 10th, a 49-year-old woman named Jen Higgins lost her life in Manchester's West Didsbury when a massive branch from a beach tree. Crushed her during an evening walk on Barlow Moore Road on 30 August 2025. She was strolling side-by-side with her husband Gowen, who got minor scratches and bruises, but saw the whole thing unfold with no time to dodge after. Hearing a loud crack, an off-duty nurse tried CPR, but Jen passed right there at 7.40 pm, British summertime. Tree experts found the branch had hidden fungal decay that ate into living wood over years, invisible from the outside since it started after a past. Trim on private land near Stanton Avenue. The landowner, who bought the property in 2020, said surveys and a plan trim showed healthy trees with strong green growth, no signs of. Disease, after the incident, they cut down the rest, leaving just the trunk. In the end, the corner called it a tragic accident with no one's fault, as Jen, a successful

1:01PR boss who loved yoga and travel, leaves a heartbroken. Husband and a reminder that even healthy looking trees need prochecks to prevent these devastating