Crime & Safety
Officials Identify Cary Girl, 11, Who Was Killed When Tree Fell on Tent
Allison Spahr was pronounced dead at the scene of the Wisconsin campground at about 4 a.m. Sunday, according to media reports.
An 11-year-old Cary girl who was killed after a storm knocked a tree onto her while she was camping in a tent with her dad and brother at a popular state park in Wisconsin has been identified as Allison Spahr, according to Channel3000.com.
The girl and her father, Kevin, R. Spahr, 51, became trapped under the tree after it fell on the tent around 4 a.m. on Sunday at Devil's Lake State Park in Baraboo, Wis., which is located about 40 miles northwest of Madison, Wis., according to a press release from the Sauk County Sheriff's Office and media reports.
The girl's brother, Kyle Spahr, 14, was able to climb out after the accident, according to Channel3000.com
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Allison Spahr was pronounced dead at the scene. Her father and brother were taken to a local hospital where they were treated and released, the Daily Herald.
A thunderstorm passed through the area overnight and the limb that fell on the family's tent was about nine inches in diameter, the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Park Superintendent Steve Schmelze told the Baraboo News Republic the park had never seen an accident involving a tree falling on a visitor. The incident remains under investigation by the Department of Natural Resources Devils Lake State Park.
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