Catherine Rusoff
A 6-year-old boy and his grandmother were sent to an intensive care unit in Texas after suffering severe burns from a downed power line. CBS affiliate KHOU reports. The boy’s mother said that her son had burns on almost 20% of his body and that his mother had burns on more than half of her body.
Morgan Winters said KHOU The incident happened in an RV park near Lake Conroe, about 50 miles north of Houston. She told the station that her mother, Charlotte Winters, picked up Morgan’s 6-year-old son, Nathan Winters, from the campground on May 28 and took him back to her trailer. They were leaving the RV park that night after lost power during a storm.
Upon leaving, they saw a downed power cable and got out of the vehicle to notify a neighbor, and it was then that they were hit by electricity, despite the police station reporting that they were not near the downed cable itself. Both were taken to an intensive care unit in Houston.
“It’s a phone call nobody wants,” Morgan Winters told KHOU. “It’s not just your father, it’s your son.”
She said that because it had rained earlier in the day, it is believed that the wet ground may have caused the electrocution. According to National Grid, downed wires can be live even if they are not sparking, and it is recommended that people stay at least 30 feet away from one when seen.
“Water is a natural conductor of electricity and a line dropped into a puddle or flooded area can electrify it, creating a deadly hazard,” says National Grid. “Even non-conductive materials, such as fabric or wood, can conduct electricity when wet.”
In a GoFundMe, Morgan Winters said Nathan suffered second-degree burns to 18% of his body, including his face. He underwent skin graft surgery in which doctors took healthy skin from his left thigh to help heal wounds on his left forearm and right shin, she said, adding that he may have to undergo a second graft surgery. for additional injuries.
On Monday, Nathan was moving around his hospital room in a wheelchair, his mother told KHOU.
Warning: Some viewers may find the images below of Nathan and Charlotte Winters distressing.
Morgan Winters/GoFundMe
Her 56-year-old mother, who she says is a supply manager at a nursing and hospice facility, suffered second- and third-degree burns to more than half her body and was in critical condition when the GoFundMe was created at the end of week. . On Tuesday, “doctors will be able to decide if she will need several toes and possibly a toe amputated,” Morgan Winters said of her mother.
“Doctors expect her to stay in the Burns Unit for more than two months before she can be moved to a regular recovery floor, which will also last several months,” she added. “Charlotte will need to continue physical therapy and other treatments, likely at a rehabilitation facility before she can return home.”
Despite the long road ahead, Morgan Winters told KHOU that her mother and son are “both fighters.”
“They will both survive one day at a time,” she said. “…I know deep down it’s going to be okay, even though it’s difficult and challenging. I’m so grateful they’re both alive.”
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