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Six-year-old injured in mower accident

David Colburn
Posted 8/9/23

COOK- A six-year-old Cook girl, whose identity has not been released, suffered serious injuries last Friday when she was run over by a brush mower. The child was a passenger on an ATV pulling an …

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Six-year-old injured in mower accident

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COOK- A six-year-old Cook girl, whose identity has not been released, suffered serious injuries last Friday when she was run over by a brush mower.
The child was a passenger on an ATV pulling an attached mower being used to mow trails in the 2200 block of N Burtness Road early Friday afternoon. According to a St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office release, the child was seated behind the adult ATV operator when she fell off and was run over by the brush mower.
Cook Ambulance, Cook Fire Department, Cook first responders and Virginia Ambulance responded to the scene. The child was taken to Cook Hospital and then transported by North Memorial Air Care to Minneapolis Children’s Hospital. Information about the nature and extent of her injuries was not available.