(La Porte County, IN) - A 75-year old woman burning leaves was badly burned in La Porte County yesterday.  According to La Porte County Police, 75 year old Marsha Wolf was taken by helicopter about 2 p.m. after discovered by a neighbor with severe burns over her entire body.

 

Police said it appears she was burning leaves at her home in the 2100 block of S. 350 East.  Conditions were windy at the time.  Exactly what happened to cause the burns was not known.

 

Police said Wolf was conscious and breathing when emergency personnel arrived.  She was airlifted to Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago.

 

Her condition today is not known.