04-11-2012, 07:42 AM
not a criminal matter. just horrific, devastating, gruesome and sad as hell. that little boy should have been nowhere near that wood chipper! so awful. that poor family. :(
the accident was so terrible that grief counselors were called to the scene.
April 10, 2012
SALEM CONN.
A 6-year-old died Tuesday morning when he was pulled into a wood chipper while his father was clearing out trees and brush from a Brookside Drive property, police said.
When the father turned to gather brush, Jeffrey Bourgeois tried to help by picking up a branch and putting it into the wood chipper, state police said. When he did, the boy became entangled and was pulled into the machine.
The accident, which was witnessed by two of the boy's siblings, happened about 8:45 a.m., said Lt. J. Paul Vance, state police spokesman.
Jeffrey and two older siblings were with their father, Scott Bourgeois, who was chopping trees and grinding wood in the yard of 24 Brookside Drive. The children's schools are closed for vacation this week.
Based on a preliminary review of the scene, Vance said the incident appears to be "a horrible, tragic accident."
Scott Bourgeois owns C&S Tree Removal LLC, according to state records. The family is well known in town, First Selectman Kevin Lyden said.
"Our hearts and prayers go out to them," said Lyden.
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Hartford Courant
the accident was so terrible that grief counselors were called to the scene.
April 10, 2012
SALEM CONN.
A 6-year-old died Tuesday morning when he was pulled into a wood chipper while his father was clearing out trees and brush from a Brookside Drive property, police said.
When the father turned to gather brush, Jeffrey Bourgeois tried to help by picking up a branch and putting it into the wood chipper, state police said. When he did, the boy became entangled and was pulled into the machine.
The accident, which was witnessed by two of the boy's siblings, happened about 8:45 a.m., said Lt. J. Paul Vance, state police spokesman.
Jeffrey and two older siblings were with their father, Scott Bourgeois, who was chopping trees and grinding wood in the yard of 24 Brookside Drive. The children's schools are closed for vacation this week.
Based on a preliminary review of the scene, Vance said the incident appears to be "a horrible, tragic accident."
Scott Bourgeois owns C&S Tree Removal LLC, according to state records. The family is well known in town, First Selectman Kevin Lyden said.
"Our hearts and prayers go out to them," said Lyden.
Hartford Courant