Park Rapids Man Faces ‘Long, Tough Recovery’ After Car-Jack Accident

Park Rapids man faces ‘long, tough recovery’ after car-jack accident

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — Elijah Hensel has “a long, tough recovery” ahead after a car-jack accident Saturday, Oct. 18, left him with multiple injuries. His girlfriend, McKenzie Shamp, and his mother, Karrie Hensel, have set up a GoFundMe page for the 25-year-old Park Rapids man. Hensel, a father of two, sustained severe head injuries on Saturday, Oct. 18, while working on a demolition derby car with friends in Hewitt. According to GoFundMe, “the ca…

Hensel recovering from multiple fractures after car falls on his head

Elijah Hensel has “a long, tough recovery” ahead. His girlfriend, McKenzie Shamp, and his mother, Karrie Hensel, have set up a GoFundMe page (gofund.me/00c3d4087) for the 25-year-old Park Rapids man and father of two. Hensel sustained severe head injuries on Oct. 18 while working on a demolition derby car with friends in Hewitt, Minn. According to GoFundMe, “the car jack gave way and crushed the upper half of his body, with his skull pinned bet…