A simple, family-friendly mini golf outing in Ventura, California, ended in a heartbreaking accident when a palm tree collapsed onto a mother, resulting in the loss of her arm. Adela Magaña, 53, was watching her family celebrate her son’s 13th birthday at Golf N’ Stuff when the incident occurred just after 5:30 p.m.
Her son, Junior, recalled the moment vividly: he heard a screeching sound, assumed it was a branch breaking, and moments later, chaos erupted. A massive 40-foot palm tree had fallen onto his mother, who had been sitting on a nearby bench. What started as lighthearted birthday fun transformed into an emergency, according to theblaze.com.
Quick-thinking family members and bystanders sprang into action. Junior, his father Amando, and two strangers managed to lift the tree enough to free Adela. Others used a belt as a makeshift tourniquet while calling 911. Firefighters arrived about 20 minutes later and rushed her to Ventura County Medical Center…