Please buckle your child (Tragedy)

[joevan125]

Last saturday a very good friend of mine that i have been hunting with for 12 years took his son for a ride on a ATV with the top on it.

They were going down a steep hill into a area we call the pit which has sand and gravel.

My friend got to the bottom and was getting ready to turn left which we have done many times when the ATV hit a large rock and stopped abruptly.

His 8 year old son was slammed into the dash head first and was killed in a matter of seconds, a tragedy that could have been avoided if he had his belt on.

My friend held his dying son after calling 911 and the cabin to get help. The only people at the cabin was his wife and his wife and 4 yr old girl.

He was pronounced dead at the scene and my friend and his family are devastated and so are his friends.

We take so many things for granted and we never know when tragedy will strike. Pray for my friend
and family and guys be careful when out in the field.

Joe Van

[jeanpaul3006]

Prayers sent, can't imagine what they are going through, be careful out there.

[b44mag]

man i hate reading stuff like this and am so sorry for your friends loss.
i have a raised golfcart and my step kids were riding in it when they rolled it end over end thank god they were ok.

[Kenkel]

I am saddened to hear of this terrible accident.  Prayers for you and your friends going up!  The love that a parent has for his child cannot be measured, this is unbearable, I am so sorry

[snakebit40]

Reading this makes my heartache. I'm so sorry for you and your friends loss. Prayers sent.

[rimes]

I am very sorry for what your friend is going through. As a father, I can't imagine how he feels.

[rastaman]

Prayers from Georgia sent...

[joekeith]

   

[PaPaFrank]

I am so sorry to hear this...thoughts and prayers sent for the family.

[lablover]

All our prayers to your friend and his family.

[Robhood23]

Prayers sent, as a parent of a 9 year old I can not imagine what they are going through.

[jonathan creason]

I can't imagine the pain that he is feeling right now.  All he wanted to do is share his love of the outdoors with his young son, and it was all taken away from him in an instant.  I pray that this family is able to find peace and comfort during this tragic time.

[Tater]

[Stone Knife]

He is with the Lord praise GOD for that. Prayers for the comfort of his family and that they turn their life over to Jesus so they may all be united again someday...†

[Doc Nock]

Having gone thru a few tragedies with friends who lost children, I can only imagine what lies ahead for your friend...his wife...their marriage.

Prayerfully, the child is bouncing on Christ's knee and laughing in peace.

Prayers are for the family and the marriage.

Joe, you and their friends have a tall order to P.U.S.H (pray until something happens) to bind and bond the parents again.  Stay close. Force them to share...to get counseling...and don't quit once the funeral is over...that is when the real pain starts...especially with Holidays dead on us!

This, or the self-imposed guilt, can rip the best people and relationships in two!

Lord, in your Mercy, be with these folks in this intense time of need. Amen.

[Shortlongbow]

An unimaginable loss. Prayers for the family.

[BenBow]

No words are good enough. Prayers for God's comfort.

[Mudd]

Tragedies like this hurt all of us.

Prayers for the family and friends.

God bless,Mudd

[stringstretcher]

My son-in-law lost his youngest brother last year on one of those.  He was throw out, and broke his neck instantly.  I feel you pain, and have prayers sent for the family and their loss.

[Keefer]

Joe,

 I'm very sorry and my heart aches reading this..I'll keep the family and you as well in my prayers...May God be with all the family and comfort them through this tragedy...