A 5-year-old boy is expected to survive after being run over by a riding lawnmower at his Cherokee County home.
The boy, whose name was not released, got behind the mower shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday on Henry Scott Road in Ball Ground, according to Tim Cavender with the Cherokee fire department. But the boy’s father was unable to see him while on the mower, Cavender said.
“The lawnmower ran over the boy, resulting in severe injuries to one of his legs and arms and cuts to his toes and fingers,” Cavender said Monday in an emailed statement.
The boy was taken by ambulance to Dwight Terry Park, and from there he was flown to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, Cavender said. The boy was conscious and alert while being loaded on the helicopter.
The Sheriff’s Office is investigating, but no charges are expected to be filed, Cavender said.
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