Child killed by falling tree branch near Shepparton amid Victorian storms

A primary school aged boy has died after being struck by a large tree branch in Victoria’s north, as wild weather lashed the state this week.

Two people died at a Buchan campground after flash flooding hit the area. Picture: 9 News

A young boy has died after being struck by a large tree branch in Victoria’s north, as wild weather lashed the state this week.

The child was with family members at a private property off Bells Rd in Gowangardie, near Shepparton, when he was found injured about 8am.

The primary school aged boy died at the scene.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.

It comes as the bodies of two campers were found in a Buchan campground following Christmas and Boxing Day flash flooding.

Homes and businesses across Wedderburn, Shepparton, Echuca and Kyabram were also ­severely damaged by flood ­waters and storms.

A little boy has been killed by a falling tree branch in Gowangardie. Picture: Google Maps

Homes and businesses in Wedderburn were ­severely damaged by flood ­waters and storms. Picture: Angus McIntyre

Wedderburn under water on Christmas morning. Picture: Angus McIntyre

The woman’s body was located by emergency services during a search of the flooded campsite on Tuesday about 6.45pm.

A man’s body, who is believed to have been camping with the woman, was retrieved a day later on Wednesday afternoon.

The man and woman are yet to be identified.

In Buchan, a number of vehicles in the campground were under water and other campers had to be rescued from a nearby bridge.

The tragedy came after a man was killed by a falling tree branch while camping in the High Country on Tuesday.

The Herald Sun understands the man was camping on a private property on Rusks Rd in Caringal, which belongs to a hazelnut farm, when a tree struck him in the head about 9am.