Toddler killed, mother injured by falling tree branch at Tomball behavior center
An awful accident has taken the life of a 14-month old baby girl and hospitalized her mother with serious injuries.
Lyndi Lolmaugh and her daughter Tesa Grace were attending a volunteer event at the Cadwalder Behavior Clinic located at 3093 Quinn Road, Tomball, Texas. Lyndi was working with a group that was putting up a Christmas tree and decorations. As mom and daughter were leaving, a 20-foot branch fell from a tree, crushing mother and child.
Don Merwin, who was working at the clinic at the time, spoke to Channel 2 News about the tragedy, saying that he and another volunteer pulled the tree limb off Lyndi and Tesa and called 911. A life flight helicopter transported baby Tesa to Memorial Hermann, but despite the very best efforts of 14 doctors, Tesa later died from her injuries.
Lyndi is still recovering from her injuries at the hospital: she suffered a dislocated shoulder and a broken back. Tesa’s grandmother Diane Glenn told Channel 2 that Tesa and Lyndi were new to the area and had recently moved to start a new life. Neither had health insurance. What an awful loss for this poor family to endure so close to Christmas.
A fund has been set up to help Lyndi and her family with expenses. You can help by clicking here.
Witnesses say the branch fell approximately 20 feet to the pathway below
