Rangers said it happened about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Elkmont Campground.

Rangers said it happened about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Elkmont Campground.

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Rangers said it happened about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Elkmont Campground.

A 7-year-old girl from Georgia died when a tree fell on a tent while she was camping with her family, according to rangers at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Rangers said it happened about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Elkmont Campground.

They said the other family members, including her father and two siblings, were not injured.

The large tree, a red maple, was approximately two feet in diameter, rangers said.

Emergency responders from Gatlinburg Fire Department, Gatlinburg Police Department, and the National Park Service responded to the site.

At this time, the affected campsite and adjacent campsites are closed.

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