PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. — A 12-year-old girl is fighting for her life in the hospital after she was struck by a part of a fallen tree and multiple tree limbs on Saturday during strong storms in Paulding County and across metro Atlanta .

The Paulding County Sheriff's Office said that the tragedy happened at the Paulding Meadows Arts & Crafts Festival on Saturday shortly after the storms and strong winds passed through the area.

Deputies said that a portion of a tree, along with multiple branches from another tree, fell and landed on the girl.

In a Facebook post, the Paulding County Sheriff's office said that deputies and firefighters immediately began rendering first aid following the incident.

"We want our community to know that this post is being made to solicit prayers," the sheriff's

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