Woman flown to Tucson hospital after being crushed by a log on Mount Graham

MOUNT GRAHAM — An 18-year-old female was hospitalized with serious internal injuries late Saturday night after a massive log rolled over her during a camping gathering at Treasure Park Campgrounds on Mount Graham.

First responders were dispatched to the northernmost campsite at Treasure Park around 11:06 p.m. following an emergency call reporting that a large log had rolled onto an 18-year-old female. The reporting party indicated that while the log had been moved off the victim, she was experiencing chest pain, difficulty breathing, intermittent loss of consciousness, and had blood in her mouth.

Upon arrival, emergency personnel located the victim lying near a cut pine trunk measuring approximately two feet in diameter and 40 to 50 feet in length. The victim was conscious but unable to speak due to severe pain, and fellow campers had covered her with jackets to keep her warm. No visible external injuries were immediately apparent…

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