Police are investigating after a two-year-old boy was crushed by a snowman in a ski resort in Austria.
Louis Nisbett-Vindal, from Hertfordshire, struggled to breathe after the three-metre high figure fell on top of him, the local tourist board said.
It took his parents, Yves Vindal and Michelle Nisbett, more than five minutes to rescue him with the help of volunteers, the Olympic Region of Seefeld tourist board director said.
Markus Tsehoner said: “The boy was trying to fix a broken hand on the snowman but the sun had been shining and the figure collapsed on top of him. It was a big accident that no one could have foreseen. It was a big shock for everyone. He was pulled out but for some minutes it was a very dangerous situation.”
Louis and his parents, from Chorleywood, were all crying during the incident on Sunday, he added. “Everyone wanted to help but they had no tools to dig him out so they tried with their hands but no-one wanted to pull him in case they hurt him more,” he said.
Louis was taken to the University Hospital in Innsbruck by helicopter where he was monitored overnight. A hospital spokesman said: “The boy was scared as it was a big snowman, but there were no real injuries and he was discharged on Monday.”
Seefeld Police are investigating the incident and will decide in a few days whether to bring criminal charges, a spokesman said. The snowman was one of about 20 figures in the area that had been built for an annual festival.
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