Samuel Root, 12, critically injured in accident at Bittersweet Ski Resort in Otsego, Michigan
Modified Date:
Tue, 11/03/2015 - 3:38pmAccident Date:
Saturday, February 14, 2015Report: Indiana boy critically injured in accident at Bittersweet Ski Resort
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Lafayette boy critically injured on boy scout ski trip
“He’s a really awesome young man, and we’re just really grateful he’s alive, and recovering and doing as well as he is,” said Crum.
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A 12-year-old Indiana boy was critically injured Saturday when his scarf became enmeshed in a tow rope at Bittersweet Ski Resort in Otsego. Samuel Root, of Lafayette, Indiana, was skiing with his boy scout troop when his scarf got stuck in a tow rope and dragged him until the rope was jammed. Root was taken to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo and was placed in a medically-induced coma. On Sunday morning, Root was awake and was taken off the ventilator.
Type: Other Type of Accident
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Children/Minors InvolvedPeople Involved:
Samuel Root
City:
Otsego, MICounty:
Allegan County, MI
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