NRHS STUDENT S WITN ES S TR AG EDY IN H INC K L EY B Y D Y L A N S AU N D E R S
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ast weekend, two se- the crash because it wasn’t uncommon for people vere injuries occurred to run into trees. “The other two girls got up from at Hinckley Hill. In two the sled and looked very upset and started screamseparate sled riding ac- ing for help,” said Noelle. That’s when she and her cidents, a 14 and 17 year-old girl friends ran over to provide aid. The girl at the front both sustained life-threatening of the sled was in shock. About an inch or so of injuries and were hospitalized. wood protruded from her left eye. Hinckley Hill at The NRHS stutracts a variety of dents called out local thrill-seekers for help, quickand usually leaves ly attracting a a handful of unman with medical fortunate riders training and the with a few scrapes, girl’s father. Noelle bruises, or broand another stuken bones. These dent began runback-to-back ning up the hill, accidents have stopping sled ridcalled the safety of ers so they didn’t Hinckley Hill into collide with the question. accident scene or A group of paramedics. NaNRHS seniors at than stayed with the base of the the girl and then hill witnessed the assisted a group first accident inof people to carry volving the 14 her to a safer locayear-old. They tion. were also some “Three of us of the first indicarried her across viduals to provide the bottom of the aid. Among these hill and to the seniors was NHS parking lot,” said Pa r l i a m e n t a r i a n Nathan. “The Nathan Weagraff girl appeared to and President be going in and The scene of the accident of the National out of consciousat Hinckley Hill. Art Honor Society, Noelle ness as we moved her from Kostyack. the sled to the ambulance Their sledding experience started off pretty stretcher.” normal. “We had been there for a couple of hours... Thankfully, paramedics and police arrived when a group of three teen girls on a sled…crashed quickly and were able to get the 14 year-old girl to into the trees and sharp brush lining the hill,” said a hospital. Her current condition is unknown. Nathan. “I was terrified,” said Noelle. As a lifeguard at Noelle said she wasn’t overly concerned about the Broadview Heights Rec Center, she deals with 10
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