Flight for Life Transports Sledding Accident Victim from Northwest Suburb to Lutheran General

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Flight for Life Helicopter over Arlington Heights transporting a boy injured in a sledding accident in the northwest suburbs Friday afternoon.

UPDATE: The accident is believed to have occurred at Lions Park, 1200 Silver Lake Road, Cary (but this is not yet confirmed by officials).

A 9-year-old boy was seriously injured in a sledding accident in the northwest suburbs at about 4:00 p.m. Friday and transported by a Flight for Life medical transport helicopter to Level I Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.

DEVELOPING …

Several sledding accidents have injured people nationwide — just in the last few days. Medical experts recommend sledding participants wear helmets to prevent head injuries.

Recent sledding accidents …

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