Florida Oak Splits, Pins Grandmother and Grandchild

A woman and her two grandchildren wandered outside Sunday to enjoy the tranquility of their back yard in Riverview. In an instant, that serenity turned to panic when part of a 50-foot oak fell across a chain-link fence and onto a swing set, pinning the 59-year-old grandmother and her grandson under its weight.
July 15, 2003
A woman and her two grandchildren wandered outside Sunday to enjoy the tranquility of their back yard in Riverview. In an instant, that serenity turned to panic when part of a 50-foot oak fell across a chain-link fence and onto a swing set, pinning the 59-year-old grandmother and her grandson under its weight.
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