Apple Valley Waterslide Incident: Fundraiser Started For Boy

UPDATE: As of Sept. 5, $34,120 of the $100,000 goal has been raised.

APPLE VALLEY, MN — A fundraiser has been started for the 8-year-old boy who police claim was pushed off a waterslide at the Apple Valley Aquatic Center last week. The boy fell more than 31 feet, according to authorities.

A GoFundMe page said the boy's name is Sawyer. "We are very grateful that he is alive today," the page reads. "However there is a long road to recovery, with multiple surgeries and therapy and the unknown."

An 18-year-old Maple Grove man was charged with felony third-degree assault in connection the incident.

Police say Roman Adams picked up an 8-year-old boy and pushed him over the railing as they were waiting in line on a waterslide platform.

The boy suffered several fractures to both his feet, a broken femur in one leg, and shattered bones in a shoulder, according to authorities.

Adams told police the line was taking too long so he pushed the boy and watched him fall, the criminal complaint states.

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