Baby girl dies after mum fell while ducking from a swooping magpie

Council workers have fenced off a park where a baby died in a freak accident after her mum tripped while being swooped by a magpie.

A baby girl has died after her mum fell while ducking from a swooping magpie.

The infant was reportedly being held by her mum as she walked through Glindemann Park in Queensland’s Holland Park, in Brisbane, just after midday on Sunday.

Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics responded to the incident and stayed with the distraught mum and dad for about an hour, a witness told the Courier-Mail.

“That was following reports that a woman had tripped while holding a baby after reportedly attempting to duck and avoid a magpie,” a QAS spokeswoman told news.com.au.

“The QAS medical director and critical care paramedics responded and transported the infant to Queensland Children’s Hospital in a critical condition.”

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A baby girl has died after her mum was swooped by a magpie in Queensland. Picture: Getty

The baby girl later died, according to the Courier-Mail, with a report now being prepared for the coroner.

One witness said he had never seen parents in such an extreme state of shock before.

“I’ve seen shock before but this was beyond anything I’d ever seen,” he told the publication.

He added it was “heroic” the dad managed to call emergency services under such intense pressure.

Council workers arrived to quickly cordone off the path where the tragic accident took place.

There was already a sign at the park warning magpies swoop there.

Council has shut a footpath in Glindemann Park. Picture: Liam Kidston

Originally published as Baby girl dies after mum fell while ducking from a swooping magpie