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 an online fundraiser set up by family friends, they explained that the 12-year-old, whose name is Claudia, suffered a fractured skull, bruised lung, broken rib and lost a lot of blood after she was hit by the tree branches.

They said that Claud

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