St. Simons Island woman killed by falling palm tree while walking her dog

A Glynn County woman has died after being hit by a falling palm tree.

The coroner's office says 67-year-old Zaidee Carruth was killed while walking her dog near her apartment in St. Simons Island.

They say a rotten palm tree snapped in high winds around 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Authorities said windy conditions contributed to the tree falling.

Friends tell Action News Jax that Carruth graduated from Tift High School, was the daughter of a Methodist minister and belonged to the Golden Isles Shag Club, a dancing club.

Carruth's friends say she was effervescent and that she loved dancing more than anything else.

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