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Really sad story
Hi,
Just wanted to share a word of warning after something that happened over here a week or so ago. At a nursery not far from where my hubby works a little girl was riding around outside on her bike with her cycle helmet on, the nursery assistants knew she was cycling round the playground and were happy she was safe. On her way round she got off her bike and decided to climb a small tree, but she slipped and the back of her cycle helmet got caught on one of the branches. The nursery assistants immediatly saw what had happened and ran to help her as by that stage she was hanging in the tree by her cycle helmet. The performed CPR on her but when the ambulance arrived they said it was too late, the cycle helmet had broken her neck and had killed her instantly.
I know, like me, that story has probably sent shivers down your spine. I can't begin to imagine how her parents are coping, I didn't even know the girl but nearly burst into tears when my hubby told me. Nobody was at fault, it was just one of those tragic accidents but it really made me think. I'm not sure I would have thought twice about Brendan climbing a tree with a cycle helmet on (not that he is at that stage yet) but I certainly won't ever let him when he is old enough to be wearing one and riding bikes.
Give your los a big hug ladies, we really are so lucky to have them xxxx
Just wanted to share a word of warning after something that happened over here a week or so ago. At a nursery not far from where my hubby works a little girl was riding around outside on her bike with her cycle helmet on, the nursery assistants knew she was cycling round the playground and were happy she was safe. On her way round she got off her bike and decided to climb a small tree, but she slipped and the back of her cycle helmet got caught on one of the branches. The nursery assistants immediatly saw what had happened and ran to help her as by that stage she was hanging in the tree by her cycle helmet. The performed CPR on her but when the ambulance arrived they said it was too late, the cycle helmet had broken her neck and had killed her instantly.
I know, like me, that story has probably sent shivers down your spine. I can't begin to imagine how her parents are coping, I didn't even know the girl but nearly burst into tears when my hubby told me. Nobody was at fault, it was just one of those tragic accidents but it really made me think. I'm not sure I would have thought twice about Brendan climbing a tree with a cycle helmet on (not that he is at that stage yet) but I certainly won't ever let him when he is old enough to be wearing one and riding bikes.
Give your los a big hug ladies, we really are so lucky to have them xxxx
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Thoughts are with the poor family
Is it just me being funny or does anyone else think that regardless of the nursery worker 'knowing where she was' someone should have been outside actively watching? I'd hate to think zachariah was left to his own devices as we all know it only takes seconds for things to go wrong?
Still a tradgedy and still I'm just so sorry for the family and of course those that saw it must have been pretty shaken up too!