An 8-year-old Missouri boy, Cortez “CJ” Williams Jr., was playing at his mother’s home when a swing set collapsed on him. He seemed fine at first, but one hour later, he collapsed and eventually died.
As reported by KSDK, the incident occurred on Sunday, September 21. At the time, CJ was at his mother’s home, located on Larimore Road in St. Louis. While he played in the backyard, a swing set collapsed on top of him, to the horror of his family members.
CJ’s father, Cortez Williams Sr., received a FaceTime call from his daughter, who was crying after the swing set collapse. Williams was out of town at the time and had just dropped off CJ at his mother’s home earlier in the day…