Toddler loses legs in lawn mower accident

[Tony_FLADEM]

PALM HARBOR --

Palm Harbor Firefighters responded to a call that a toddler's legs were amputated following a lawn mower accident on Wednesday night.

According to the report, the father was outside on the riding lawn mower in the West Lake Village Subdivision around 7:30 p.m. when the 2 1/2-year-old girl came out and ran in front of the mower.

Firefighter's report that the mother was screaming at the toddler to stop and the girl slipped and fell in front of the mower. The father could not stop the mower in time and the lawn mower ran over her, reports said.

The toddler suffered from immediate amputations to both legs below the knees and partial amputation on her hand.

She was transported by air to Tampa General Hospital. The parents are being treated for hysteria.

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[Warpy]

1. Toddlers that age can move like lightning

My sympathies to the poor parents.

I hope reattachment is possible. Poor little kiddo.

[Mnemosyne]

2. It always happens so quickly, poor little one. Hope her parents can find peace. So sad. nt

[Bay Boy]

3. " The parents are being treated for hysteria"

I can only imagine.

[Control-Z]

4. I'm damned near hysterical

Just reading about it. Those poor people. All of them. Mom, dad, and child. My heart is breaking for them.

[liberal N proud]

5. I never allowed my girls in the yard when I was mowing the lawn

I always stop the mower when people walk by.

[Bay Boy]

7. And I've seen parents let kids...

...who aren't much bigger than toddlers operate lawn mowers and lawn tractors.

[SugarShack]

6. May the Lord help them with one foot ahead at a time.

[Bay Boy]

8. That was kind of a weird choice of words...

...but I'm sure it wasn't on purpose.