Race Day Live (Guilford County, NC) – A family’s lovely day of enjoying the recently fallen snow in North Carolina was ruined when their young son died tragically in a sledding mishap.
Ayden Sasser was playing outside in Whitsett, North Carolina, on Saturday when his sled fell into a nearby pond, trapping him beneath the ice, according to a Guilford County Sheriff’s Office press release. Police declined to give Sasser’s age.
911 calls recorded the anxious seconds following the unexpected event in the little community.
“Please please please,” an unidentified woman is heard telling the operator. “There is thin ice, and they’re trying to get to him. They’re trying to help.”
The caller stated that the little boy was near the center of the lake, and two adults dived into the water to help.
“I think they got him. It’s really cold though,” she said. “I don’t know. He was in there for a good minute. He’s probably freezing cold.”
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“I don’t think he’s okay. I’m scared. I don’t want him to die,” the caller is heard saying, between sobs.
While the toddler was successfully recovered from the sea, detectives reported that Sasser died later at a nearby hospital. Authorities said they are waiting for the medical examiner to determine the official cause of death.
Police said two first responders and three others who assisted with the rescue were transported to the hospital for medical exams. They were all freed from the hospital after an examination, according to authorities.
Aside from Guilford County sheriff’s deputies, the Whitsett Fire Department, Guilford County Emergency Medical Services, and three other organizations responded to the call.
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