She Was Hiking With Her Husband When A Branch Fell On Top Of Her And Killed Her
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On Thursday, June 17th, 40-year-old Kara Leo was out for an evening hike with her husband, Jared Quinteros.
Kara owned a specialty bakery called KaraKakes, where she created allergy-free wedding cakes and nut-free cakes.
She and Jared had two sons and Kara spent all of her free time with them.
The couple was on the Morton Ravine Trail in Mayview Park when tragedy struck. A tree branch fell on top of Kara and Jared as they were walking the trail.
A good samaritan jumped in to help perform CPR on Kara until first responders could arrive on the scene.
Kara was rushed to UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh, but she sadly passed away from her injuries the next day.
GoFundMe; pictured above is Kara with her husband Jared
As for Jared, he suffered significant injuries as well in the accident, and he has been left paralyzed.
“Kara and her husband, Jared, went for a hike last night and a large tree branch fell on them,” a friend of Kara’s wrote on a GoFundMe page.
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“Kara didn’t make it through the experience and Jared is paralyzed. Kara is a wife to her fantastic husband and a mother to 2 beautiful boys.”
“Kara also was a great baker owning a little bake shop that specialized in nut free cakes. Kara’s boys are going to need a lot of love, care, and support without their wonderful mother there by their side anymore.”
GoFundMe; pictured above are Kara, Jared, and their children
“And her husband who will be dealing with the loss of his wife but part of his body too. He is going to need to revamp his whole life missing his other piece.”
“In lieu of flowers and etc., any donation is welcome to help Kara’s boys revamp their lives.”
“Jared and Kara were both the epitome of what it means to be a genuinely good person and always offered to help anyone with anything they could. It is time for us to pull together and help them out.”
Upper St. Clair authorities confirmed in a press release that Kara passed away after being hit by the falling tree branch.
If you would like to donate to help support Jared and the boys, you can do that here.
Upper St. Clair; pictured above is a press release regarding Kara’s accident
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