Jun 17, 2016

Archived: Sauk Rapids Teen In Medically Induced Coma After Electric Shock Wednesday

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) – A 16-year-old Sauk Rapids boy is in critical condition after getting an electrical shock while climbing on a closed bridge. ‘

Police say Daniel Fleigle climbed to the top of the old bridge over the Mississippi River in Sartell on Wednesday night. He grabbed a live wire and then fell to the deck 30 feet below.

One of his friends called 911. Another tried CPR until paramedics arrived and used three shocks from a defibrillator to get a pulse.

The teen was taken to St. Cloud Hospital, then flown to Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.

Daniel’s grandfather, Jack Dlugosch, tells KSTP-TV that his grandson is in a medically induced coma, surrounded by family, and that doctors think they’ll know much more about his condition Saturday.

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