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Seven people were hospitalized Wednesday after a tree fell on them at the San Antonio Zoo, leaving one person in critical condition.

Seven people were injured, one critically, when part of a tree broke off and fell onto guests at the San Antonio Zoo Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses described the aftermath.

One person was seriously injured in what one witness described as a "freak accident."

An eyewitness described the "chaos" of the aftermath to CBS News. "I just remember the horrible screams of a child and a mother looking for her baby," she said.

Seven people have been injured when a large part of a tree broke off and fell at the San Antonio Zoo, and one of them was seriously hurt. The zoo says the branch “unexpectedly” fell at around noon Wednesday. City Fire Department spokesman Joe Arrington says those hurt include children and adults. He says one person had significant injuries, and the others were taken to the hospital as a precaution. Witness Brandy Lorraine tells the San Antonio Express-News that she was with her 9-year-old daughter when she heard the tree cracking. She says a large part of the tree fell on top of benches wh...