Girl passed away from field implement injury yesterday

Philip d · Jul 21, 2017

Very very sad story in the East coast in Canada yesterday. A 7 yr old girl was hiding in long grass while someone was using a non conditioning type disk mower. The operator say the girl along the edge of the field early on but than she disappeared so he naturally assumed she had left. Somehow along the way she didn't move when the tractor was coming and she was in a spot the operator wasn't able to see her. Story is she lost a leg than passed away sometime after that. I can't imagine how the family and operator would be feeling after that ,unbelievably tragic. Way too many deaths you read about on here from farm accidents.

chuck2015 · Jul 21, 2017

(quoted from post at 13:22:23 07/21/17) Very very sad story in the East coast in Canada yesterday. A 7 yr old girl was hiding in long grass while someone was using a non conditioning type disk mower. The operator say the girl along the edge of the field early on but than she disappeared so he naturally assumed she had left. Somehow along the way she didn't move when the tractor was coming and she was in a spot the operator wasn't able to see her. Story is she lost a leg than passed away sometime after that. I can't imagine how the family and operator would be feeling after that ,unbelievably tragic. Way too many deaths you read about on here from farm accidents.

Yes really a sad story.

larry@stinescorner · Jul 21, 2017

Very sad news

centash · Jul 21, 2017

That happens at times here within the Amish community....can't comprehend how the family feels, so sad. Ben

Married2Allis · Jul 21, 2017

Horrible.

Old Scovy · Jul 21, 2017

So sad to hear about these things that happen. Heart and prayers go out to the folks in the family.

Bonnan · Jul 21, 2017

Because of modern communication technology we hear so much of death. I fear the frequency is affecting our minds. 70 years ago death due to such tragic accidents was heard much less often. Just very sad
Jim B

Bob · Jul 21, 2017

I dunno how a girl hiding in a field and being mowed over is a farm "accident"?

A horrible TRAGEDY, yes, but not "a farm accident".

Just say'in.

Farmall plowboy · Jul 22, 2017

Something similar happened here in cent. WI. more than afew years back..... very hard on a family!

fixerupper · Jul 22, 2017

After reading this post yesterday I had to turn away for a day before I could respond. I can't imagine how horrible this is for the family, especially the one running the tractor. The family has a long, long road of recovery ahead of them if they can recover. I hope the little girl didn't suffer pain before she passed.

steve706 · Jul 22, 2017

This is the worst type of incident that can happen in farming. When we hear of an adult flipping a tractor or getting caught on a pto shaft, it is hard enough to stomach when we put ourselves in their place thinking it could have been us. But when it involves someone else, particularly a child just out being a child and meeting with such a terrible end, it effects us more and it rightfully should.

Girl passed away from field implement injury yesterday

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