PAULDING CO., Ga. - A 12-year-old girl is recovering after being struck by falling trees over the weekend in Paulding County. As of Monday, her family said she is breathing on her own again.

The backstory:

According to the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office, the girl was at the Paulding Meadows Arts and Crafts Festival shortly after severe weather passed through when part of one tree and limbs from another fell on her. Deputies and firefighters quickly rushed to her aid.

What they're saying:

The girl’s name is Claudia. Her uncle, HJ Cohran, said the family has been by her bedside at Scottish Rite Hospital since the incident. Family members describe her as a straight-A honor student.

"My understanding was that she was seizing on the scene, and they were able to administer medicine to g

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