(Hometown Life) – What was supposed to be a fun winter day turned into a life-altering tragedy for Jessica Wollweber and her family.
With schools calling a snow day Feb. 13, Wollweber – a 2008 Canton High School graduate who now lives in Garden City – took her 10-year-old daughter, Natalie, to Middlebelt Hill in Hines Park. To ensure she could help her daughter at the bottom, Wollweber, 34, took the first run alone.
But as she slid down the icy slope, she picked up speed and crashed into a wooded area, slamming into a tree. The impact knocked her unconscious, leaving her bleeding and struggling to breathe as strangers rushed to help. CONTINUE