MORRISON Co., Minn. (FOX 9) - A 4-year-old was airlifted to a Minneapolis hospital after being partially run over by a lawn mower in Morrison County.
Child run over by mower in Morrison Co.
What we know:
The Morrison County Sheriff's Office says it received a call at 1:26 p.m. on Aug. 21, from a home off 65th Street in Swanville Township, reporting that a 33-year-old man was operating a zero-turn lawn mower with a child riding on the front platform when the child fell off.
Authorities say the mower's blades were engaged when the child fell, and they were partially run over.
Family members and emergency medical personnel treated the child at the scene before they were airlifted the child to Children's Minnesota in Minneapolis.
What's next:
The Morrison County Sheriff's Office says the circumstances surrounding what happened remain under investigation.
The Source: Information provided by the Morrison County Sheriff's Office.