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Mount Pleasant, NY
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Sledding Injuries On Rise, Children's Hospital In Valhalla Warns: Here Are Tips To Stay Safe
Although winter snowstorms may bring the excitement of sledding for children, a hospital in Northern Westchester is warning families to be careful, as injuries resulting from the activity are all too common. According to the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, sledding down neighborhood hills has sent a whopping 200,000 people to the emergency room over the last 10 years, 70 percent of which were children. During a typical winter, the hospital cares for dozens of these children after sledding accidents, officials said. Many of the injuries include bruises, cu…
Middletown, NJ
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Child Suffers Head Injury While Sledding In Central Jersey: Developing
A child was seriously hurt in a Central Jersey sledding accident, according to developing reports. The mishap occurred about 2:30 p.m. Friday near Grand Teton Avenue and Newtons Corner Road in Howell Township, initial reports said. An unconfirmed report said that the juvenile was "in and out of consciousness after suffering a head injury." Howell police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Paramus, NJ
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Tragedy
: Oradell Boy, 11, Critically Injured In Sledding Accident At Park In Paramus
UPDATE: An 11-year-old Oradell boy was critically injured when he struck a tree head first while sledding down a hill in Paramus. The boy was injured near the ice-skating rink at Van Saun Park Monday afternoon, authorities said. He was taken by Paramus Emergency Medical Services to Hackensack University Medical Center. "He's young, he's healthy," a parent who knows the family said, "so, God willing, he will come back from this." NOTE: No further information was available out of respect for the family's privacy. Previous information supplied by authorities indicated that the boy was consci…
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Oradell Boy, 11, Critically Injured In Sledding Accident At Park In Paramus
UPDATE: An 11-year-old Oradell boy was critically injured when he struck a tree head first while sledding down a hill in Paramus. The boy was injured near the ice-skating rink at Van Saun Park Monday afternoon, authorities said. He was taken by Paramus Emergency Medical Services to Hackensack University Medical Center. "He's young, he's healthy," a parent who knows the family said, "so, God willing, he will come back from this." NOTE: No further information was available out of respect for the family's privacy. Previous information supplied by authorities indicated that the boy was consci…
Middletown, NJ
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Heroes
: Teen NJ Boys Form Human Chain To Save Kids Who Crashed Through Icy Pond While Sledding
A pair of New Jersey siblings will never forget their first time sledding, thanks to a group of teen boys who rushed to their rescue, narrowly avoiding tragedy. A group of teenage boys from New Jersey formed a human chain in an icy pond to rescue two siblings who crashed their first time out sledding. Olivia, 8, and RJ, 4, went down a small slope without a hitch the first time around at the Beacon Hill Country Club in Atlantic Highlands on Thursday. But the second time around, the siblings -- on the same sled -- were pushed down a hill, then went up onto a smaller one and flew into the po…
