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Leah Blum, 14, Emma Kaufmann Camper Dies From Falling Tree
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by Amy Judd | July 23, 2009 at 02:13 pm
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Leah Blum, only 14-years-old, has succumbed to her injuries sustained at the Emma Kaufmann Camp near Morgantown in Pittsburgh. Leah's death is a result of a tree falling on the teenager last night, and although she was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital, she did not survive.
According to a news release from the center, heavy rains weakened the tree, which is why it fell 35 feet onto Blum’s tent at about 6:30 p.m.“The construction of the place where Leah was is a tent facility that’s on a wooden deck,” said Monongalia County Sheriff Al Kisner. “The report was that she was semi-conscious but at some point after that she did lose consciousness.”
Her fellow campers and counselors tried to help her, but they couldn't do enough.
"The family was notified immediately and our camp staff has met with them personally," the center said in a statement. "Our thoughts and prayers are with them."
The Emma Kaufmann Camp is located on Cheat Lake and is owned and operated by the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh.
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at 10:12 on July 24th, 2009
i heard the bad news about leah. i just hope u know that my prayers are with u . i also go to school with her brother ,nick, and he talked about what a wonderful person she was, everyone did. just remenber that leah is always going to be with you in your heart and think about all of the memories that you had together. and remember she will always be with you.
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at 04:34 on August 10th, 2009
dear blum family,
my name is bobby levine i am one year older then leah and i went to ekc. i just want to say sorry and she had changed my life 100% in to live your life everyday as your last.
im sorry about what happened,
love,bobby