Wednesday, August 7, 2013

soldier visits US park where falling tree killed his pregnant wife as she sat on a bench

Aleksander Dikov is comforted by his parents near the scene where his pregnant wife, Yingyi Li-Dikov, and unborn were killed by a toppling tree in Kissena Park, New York

  • Yingyi Li-Dikov, 30, was killed on Sunday night when a tree crushed her in a New York park, She had been six months pregnant and expecting a baby girl, said devastated husband Aleksander Dikov, 20
  • The couple married just over a year ago after meeting at the local Y.M.C.A. where Li-Dikov worked.

  • The devastated husband of a pregnant women killed by a falling tree in Queens, New York has visited the park where his wife met her tragic end.

    Yingyi Li-Dikov, 30, was killed on Sunday when a giant tree toppled in Kissena Park, crushing the bench she was sitting. The couple’s 6-month-old unborn child did not survive. 

    On Monday afternoon, Aleksander Dikov, 20, sobbed as he and his Bulgarian immigrant parents laid flowers by the fallen tree.

    The couple married in 2012 and were expecting a daughter, Christine, in November.
    'She was the best for me. I don't think I can find any other girl like her. I can't believe it,' Dikov said.
    Really a sad story.


  • 1 comment:

    Anonymous said...

    I'm so sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you.