The 5-year-old struck by a falling branch while she played on a swing Sunday remains in critical condition at Children's Hospital of Atlanta at Egleston.
Allison Vasquez was one of two girls hit by the branch at John Howell Park, in the 800 block of Virginia Avenue. The limb broke off a sweet gum tree about 60 feet above, according to the police report released Wednesday.
Allison had internal bleeding from multiple rib fractures, the report says.
The other girl, 5-year-old Brandy McCarey, sustained cuts and bruises.
A witness told police a small branch fell and brushed the girls, then a large limb "clocked" them. Allison "was actually hit so hard she was flipped backward off the swing," the witness said.
The park's playground remains closed. Parks Commissioner George Dusenbury said Monday that workers inspected the trees surrounding the playground, and "minor forestry work will be completed as soon as possible."
A city arborist will inspect more than 100 other playgrounds the next few weeks, Dusenbury added.
The playground, known as the Cunard Memorial Playground, was a community project completed in 2004. The playground honors Lisa Cunard and her two young sons, who were all killed when a massive tree fell on their SUV during a storm in 2003.
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