PAULDING COUNTY, GA — A 12-year-old girl who was critically injured after a tree was blown over during a fast-moving storm Saturday in Paulding County is now breathing on her own.

Officials say the girl, identified as Claudia Bacon, was struck by a falling tree limb that fractured her skull at the Paulding Meadows Arts and Crafts Festival. She also suffered a bruised lung and a broken rib.

First responders were already on site for the festival and quickly provided emergency care before she was rushed to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

According to the Paulding County Sheriff’s Department, the girl is lucky to be alive.

“She does have some serious injuries, but we hope that she will make a full recovery,” said the Paulding County Sheriff’s Department.

Family and organizers say Claudia, an honor student, has already undergone a blood transfusion and remains sedated on a breathing tube as she faces a long recovery.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help support her family with medical expenses.

WSB’s Tina Douglas contributed to this story