Girl Hit By Tree At Pa. Amusement Park In Critical Condition

ELYSBURG, Pa. (AP/KDKA) - An 11-year-old girl remains in critical condition after she and three family members were hit by a large tree branch that fell on their picnic table at a Pennsylvania amusement park campground.

Officials say a man and his three children were sitting at a picnic table under a canopy at Knoebels Amusement Resort's campground near Elysburg Tuesday. As a storm blew in and winds picked up, a 40-foot section of tree broke off and fell on them.

Scott Kenney, of Lower Saucon Township, and his three kids were injured and taken to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.

"It was unfortunate," Locust Township police Chief Allen Breach said, according to The Morning Call. "It just hit dead center on the canopy. Three to 6 feet either way, everyone would have been fine, and the tree would have hit the tent or fallen in the woods."

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A Geisinger spokesman says all have been released except 11-year-old Caitlyn Kenney.

Last month, an 8-year-old boy died after being found unresponsive in Knoebels' pool. A coroner said a medical condition may have led to his death.

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