My daughter (henceforth known as G.) came home from a walk yesterday to tell us that someone had been taken out of the local golf course/sledding spot by medivac. Turns out a mother of 3 was tubing, lost control and fell into a marsh. After the snow/freezing rain storm on Wednesday, we went into the deep freeze, so the snow is now iced over and has the consistency of cement. Anyway, it was closed down today, turning away young thrill-seekers looking to crack their heads open...
(WBZ) MELROSE The ice is raising serious concerns about the safety of sledding.
Police in Melrose are preventing sledders from using a popular hill at the Mount Hood Golf course after a woman who was sledding with her three children suffered serious head injuries in a fall.
"We had a near fatal accident due to the icy conditions," said Chief John O'Brien of the Melrose Fire Dept. "It's like cement right now and if you get any type of air, you're landing on cement.
The 39-year-old woman was injured Sunday when she went airborne and landed in a frozen marsh. She suffered head trauma, back injuries, a leg injury and was suffering from hypothermia.
The sledding hill is very steep and fast. When you add the ice, the hill turns dangerous.
"This is the worst I've ever seen," said Henry Hooten, a Melrose resident who has lived on the edge of the course for 40 years.
Chief O'Brien said the area will remain closed indefinitely.
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