Boy in critical condition after fall from tree
Posted July 15th, 2008 by minortopics | via www.suntimes.comOur mom was paranoid about us climbing the big oak tree in our front yard. And of course, we thought she was silly and climbed it every chance we got. If she had heard about this story, she just might have chopped the thing down.
An 11-year-old boy is in critical condition after falling from a tree Sunday evening at a family picnic in a Northwest Side forest preserve.
Jermaine Miller fell out of a tree at the Schiller Woods Forest Preserve near Irving Park Road and Cumberland Avenue about 6 p.m., according to Cook County Forest Preserve Police spokesman Steve Mayberry.
The Chicago Fire Department and Cook County Forest Preserve police responded to the scene after the boy’s family called 911, according to Mayberry, who said the initial report stated the boy was unresponsive.