A first picture has been released of a teenager who was killed by a falling tree while ‘earning extra pocket money’.
The 16-year-old Kamil Hubert tragically died after the freak incident in Carlton-in-Lindrick, Nottinghamshire, on Saturday.
The teen was reportedly trying to earn extra pocket money when he was hit by a falling tree, The Mirror reports citing a neighbour.
He was killed on Saturday just a day after finishing his GCSEs, a family member said on a GoFundMe campaign to help with the funeral costs.
Kamil was described as a ‘kind and loving boy’ by family member Aleksandra Ostapczuk who set up the fundraiser.
She said: ‘Kamil was a kind and loving boy who was taken away from us way too early.’
A resident alleged he was standing on the ground and holding a rope while workers cut branches with a chainsaw above him before a large chunk fell onto him, The Mirror reports.
A resident told the outlet: …