The BC Coroner’s Service has confirmed a teenage boy has died after a tree fell at a camp on Vancouver Island.

The tree fell at Camp Barnard close to Sooke on Wednesday, shortly after 3 p.m.

A second person was transported to hospital by ground ambulance in critical but stable condition, said the BC Ambulance Service.

The Greater Victoria School District No. 61 confirmed in a statement that a student from Lansdowne Middle School in B.C.’s capital died suddenly on a field trip.

The school district has dispatched a critical incident response team to help students, families and staffers.

Counsellors have also been made available at Lansdowne Middle School for anyone who needs assistance following the incident.

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