4-year-old airlifted to hospital after falling from lawn mower, being partially run over

The Brief

  • A 4-year-old was seriously hurt after falling from a lawn mower and being partially run over in Morrison County.
  • The child was airlifted to Children’s Minnesota in Minneapolis for treatment.
  • The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the circumstances.

MORRISON Co., Minn. (FOX 9) A 4-year-old was airlifted to a Minneapolis hospital after being partially run over by a lawn mower in Morrison County.

Child run over by mower in Morrison Co.

What we know:

The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office says it received a call at 1:26 p.m. on Aug. 21, from a home off 65th Street in Swanville Township, reporting that a 33-year-old man was operating a zero-turn lawn mower with a child riding on the front platform when the child fell off.

Authorities say the mower’s blades were engaged when the child fell, and they were partially run over.

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