LOWER SAUCON, Pa. — A woman walking Wednesday on the Saucon Rail Trail in Lower Saucon Township was fatally struck by a falling tree, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said.
Robbin Mary Danko, 61, of Springfield Township, Delaware County, was pronounced dead in the emergency department of St. Luke’s University Hospital, Bethlehem, at 2:41 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, the office said in a release.
Danko was struck while walking the 1700 block of Valerie Lane, the release said.
Coroner Dan Buglio ruled her death an accident.
The coroner’s office and Lower Saucon Township Police Department are investigating the matter.
LehighValleyNews.com has reached out to Lower Saucon Police Chief Thomas Barndt for comment.
This is a developing report and will be updated as new information becomes available.
