US EditionChild critically injured after being run over by lawnmower in Cary
A three-year-old boy suffered critical lower limb injuries after falling from an industrial lawnmower operated by a family member, prompting an airlift to Loyola Medical Center.
- On Saturday, a child was critically injured after being run over by an industrial-style lawnmower near Cary, Illinois, and was airlifted to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood.
- The preliminary investigation shows a three-and-a-half-year-old boy was riding on an industrial-type lawnmower with a family member when the operator was backing the machine and the child jumped or fell off, authorities say.
- The mower deck rolled over one of the child's legs, causing major injuries, a neighbor applied a makeshift tourniquet, and Cary paramedics quickly provided life-saving care.
- The Lake County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident while Lake County Sheriff deputies and rescue personnel remain at the 28700-block of West Kristy Lane as investigators continue work.
- Medical crews moved the child to a waiting medical helicopter at Mercyhealth Hospital- Crystal Lake helipad, while Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli noted the mower requires operators to stand during use.
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Child critically injured after being run over by lawnmower in Cary
CARY, Ill. (WGN) — A young child was critically injured Saturday afternoon after being run over by a lawnmower in the northwest suburbs, officials said. The Cary Fire Protection District said crews were dispatched just after 12:40 p.m. to the 28700 block of West Kristy Lane in Cary for a report of a traumatic injury involving a child. When paramedics arrived, they found the child had been run over by an industrial-style lawnmower and was sufferi…
Lake County child critically injured after being run over by industrial lawnmower near Cary
File Photo – LifeNet Medical Helicopter | Photo: Tracy Mathesius A young child received critical injuries after being run over by a moving stand-up, industrial lawnmower Saturday afternoon near Cary, police said. Lake County Sheriff Deputies and rescue personnel were dispatched to the 28700 block of Kristy Lane in unincorporated Lake County near Cary at about noon Saturday for a child who had been run over by a lawnmower, Lake County Sheriff’s D…
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