Update and Corrections to the Story

Word around Old Lyme is that the woman was from Lyme and the man is from Essex.
They were part of a group that was camping together on Seldon Island.

: Nice camping trip ends tragically.

: Conn. woman dies when tree falls on tent at park

: LYME, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut officials say a woman was killed
: and a man was injured when a tree fell on their tent at an
: island park.

: A spokesman for the state Department of Energy and Environmental
: Protection says the victim is a 53-year-old woman from Essex.
: She was pronounced dead at the scene early Sunday in Selden Neck
: State Park in Lyme.

: A 59-year-old man from Old Lyme was also injured and was taken to
: Yale-New Haven Hospital, but his condition was not disclosed
: Sunday.

: Four other campers were nearby, but were not injured when the tree
: fell. Camping season ended Sept. 30 on the island, which is on
: the Connecticut River and is accessible only by boat.

: The incident remained under investigation later Sunday, and the
: victim's name had not been released.

: © 2011 The Associated Press.