Wayne Student Rescued Monday After Sliding Down Hill, Impaling Leg: PD

WAYNE, NJ — First responders rescued a Wayne student on Monday whose leg was impaled while he went down a steep hill on his way home from school, according to police.

The 11-year-old was lifted off the hill in a rescue basket and taken to a local hospital for treatment after his friends alerted authorities, said Detective Captain Dan Daly of the Wayne Police Department.

According to police, several Anthony Wayne Middle School students were using "a short cut through the woods to get home" shortly after dismissal, and slid down a steep hillside. A large stick went through one student's thigh as he was sliding down, Daly said.

One of the boy's friends called 911, and the other ran back to the school for help. Detective John Barrows, the school resource officer, and Principal Courtney Duin-Savastano came to his aid, Daly said.

Barrows climbed down the hill to reach the boy, while Wayne Police Officer Davon Jacobs came up from the bottom of the hill to help.

The Wayne First Aid Squad, Saint Joseph’s Paramedics, and the Wayne Fire Department Special Response Team rescued the boy by using a Stokes basket, Daly added.

Emergency crews transported the boy to a nearby hospital, and his injuries "were not considered to be life-threatening," according to Daly.