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N.H. boy in coma after tree fell on him
High winds in Boscawen caused a spruce tree to fall onto 12-year-old Kyle Murray as he walked to his home on North Main Street.
A 12-year-old boy from Boscawen, New Hampshire, is in a medically induced coma after being pinned down by a fallen tree Friday, officials said.
High winds in the area caused the spruce tree to fall onto Kyle Murray as he walked from a school bus to his home on North Main Street, according to a statement from the Boscawen Police Department.
Kyle’s mother, Danielle, was notified her son was under the tree by a girl on his school bus. Danielle Murray told WCVB that she tried to grab him from the bottom of the fallen trunk and she noticed blood coming from his head.
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The Boscawen Fire Department responded to the incident and used a chainsaw and a hydraulic presser to rescue Kyle, who was semi-conscious, according to WCVB.
Kyle was transferred from a local hospital to Boston Children’s Hospital in critical condition, according to a GoFundMe page for the boy and his family. He was found to have brain bleeds, a spleen laceration, bleeding in his bladder, and multiple broken and fractured bones, among other injuries.
The GoFundMe has raised over $42,000 since its creation on March 8, nearly reaching its goal of $50,000.
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