ALLENTOWN - Christina Clausi, 31, of Coal Township, daughter of Northumberland County Commissioner Vinny Clausi, was listed in satisfactory condition Tuesday at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown after suffering serious burns in a fall Saturday at a campsite near Catawissa.
Vinny Clausi, who was at his daughter's bedside during the past couple days and unable to attend Tuesday afternoon's commissioners' meeting, said Christina got up at night, tripped over a chair and fell into a campfire while camping with family members.
He said his daughter was initially transported by ambulance to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville before being flown by Life Flight helicopter to Lehigh Valley Hospital, where she is in an intensive care unit at the burn center.
"She suffered serious burns in the fall, but the doctors said she will be OK," Clausi said by telephone Tuesday evening. "I'm just asking everyone to pray for her."
Clausi was back in Shamokin Tuesday night for a "Meet the Candidates" political function, but said he planned to drive back to the hospital after the event.