3 Bountiful Children Expected To Survive Following Separate Accidents
Published on July 01, 2009 at 05:07PM
(BOUNTIFUL)—Three tragic accidents left three Bountiful children hospitalized with each of them happening within hours of each other Tuesday. The first child was hurt when a 2-and-a-half-year-old boy was playing on a swing at his aunt’s house when a power line fell on the swing set. Bountiful Police Sergeant Gary Koehn said the power line made a circle around the boy but the fire department was able to rescue him. The boy was flown to Primary Children’s Medical Center with extreme burns on his shoulder and foot while police believe wind caused the power line to fall. In the second incident, a 1-year old boy crawled out of his house, according to police and his step-brother was leaving in his truck. The step-brother reportedly did not see the toddler and drove over his head. The last case involved a 3-year old girl who was found at the bottom of a pool after a pool party. She was flown to Primary Children’s Medical Center and emergency crews performed CPR until a medical helicopter arrived. The latest word is that crews were able to get her breathing again. Bountiful police state that while all three are in critical condition, they’re all expected to survive.