Toddler's Leg Amputated in Lawn Mower Accident

A 2-year-old Pasco County boy was struck by a riding lawn mower Saturday morning.

According to Pasco County spokeman Doug Tobin, the boy’s mother was riding a commercial zero-turn mower when she saw the child run toward her.

“She attempted to shut off the mower, but couldn’t stop the mower in time,” Tobin wrote in an email to media. “As the boy approached the lawnmower he fell and his leg fell under the mower.”

The leg, Tobin said, was severed between the knee and ankle.

“Pasco Fire Rescue packed the amputated leg on ice and the boy was trauma alerted to a Tampa area hospital,” Tobin added.

The call to Pasco County Fire Rescue came in at 10:56 a.m. from 17615 Orange Drive in Spring Hill.

The boy’s condition is unknown. Authorities are not releasing the names of those involved.

A similar accident in Palm Harbor in 2013 claimed both legs of then 2-year-old Ireland Nugent. She was also treated at Tampa General.

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