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SoCal boy was killed by massive tree branch at summer camp; $19.3-million settlement reached
By Terry Castleman at Los Angeles Times - California
· July 1, 2026
· 1 min read
A year after a tree branch fell at a Calabasas summer camp and killed a camper, the child's family has reached a settlement with three organizations totaling almost $20 million.
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Category: parks ·
Published: July 1, 2026 ·
Source: Los Angeles Times - California ·
Reading time: 1 min
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