Kayson Shelton, 2, killed in accident at Fisherman's Wharf on June 8.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:11am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, June 7, 2014

Support Grows For Utah Toddler Killed After Climbing Fisherman’s Wharf Dolphin Statue

Since news of the toddler’s death, more than $20,000 has been donated through a YouCaring page for funeral expenses and support for Kayson’s parents Toni and Scott Shelton and other surviving family members.

Two-year-old boy from Utah dies after accident at Fisherman’s Wharf

An online fundraising website has been set up for Kayson's family to help with funeral expenses and other costs. As of this afternoon, more than $7,100 had been raised toward a $10,000 goal. Donations can be made online to his parents Toni and Scott Shelton at http://www.youcaring.com/memorial-fundraiser/kayson-shelton/188172.

Boy, 2, killed by falling statue at Fisherman's Wharf

Capt. David Lazar of the Central Station says the incident was particularly troubling because his officers have been warning merchants not to place statues and large objects outside on the sidewalk.

San Francisco police are investigating a horrific fatal accident on a busy street at Fisherman's Wharf that resulted in the tragic death of a two-year-old boy Friday afternoon.

Kayson Shelton, who was visiting San Francisco from Draper, Utah, with five members of his family, was playing outside their hotel on Jefferson Street when the boy climbed up on a large statue of a dolphin that was standing in from of Majestic Collection Art Gallery.

Capt. Joe McFadden of the Special Victims Unit, which is handling the investigation, says the boy wrapped his arms and legs around the heavy statue, causing it to become unbalanced and tip over. The boy's six-year-old sister tried to stop the fall, but the statue was too heavy.

It fell on the child who apparently sustained internal injuries. Unfortunately, when emergency personnel arrived, at first it did not appear that Shelton was seriously hurt. He was treated for a bloody nose and taken to San Francisco General Hospital.

But once he arrived at the hospital, McFadden says, "he went from bad to worse and was transferred to the emergency room." Shelton was pronounced dead at 3:40 p.m. Friday, about four hours after the accident.

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