BEAVER COUNTY, Utah, May 21, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A child was clinging to life Tuesday night after driving a toy tractor into a river.
The Beaver County Sheriff‘s Office said the incident was dispatched just after 6 p.m. of the child in the water.
“The reporting party had lost visual contact with the child,” the news release says. A myriad of agencies responded and the child was quickly located, according to the sheriff’s post.
“Life-saving measures were administered on scene and the child was then transported by Beaver Ambulance to Beaver Valley Hospital where medical care was rendered until Life Flight arrived and airlifted the child to Primary Children’s Hospital (in Salt Lake City).”
Responding agencies included the sheriff’s office, Utah Highway Patrol, Beaver County Search & Rescue, Beaver Ambulance as well as volunteers.
“Our thoughts are with the child and family at this time,” Sheriff Cody V. Black said.
