A child died in a sledding accident as five people who tried to help were sent to a hospital, North Carolina officials said.
The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office said crews from several agencies were called to a golf course early Saturday, Jan. 11. The child was pulled from water, taken to a hospital and later died from injuries related to the accident.
“Two first responders and three civilians who assisted with the rescue were transported to a local hospital as well for medical examination,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a Facebook post.
The tragedy unfolded when the child sled into a body of water in Whitsett, a roughly 15-mile drive east from Greensboro, spokesperson Bria Evans told McClatchy News via email. Over the weekend, the National Weather Service said the area was hit with more than 2 inches of snow and 0.04 inches of freezing rain accumulation…