Child pulled into wood chipper and killed

[Al Bundy]

http://www.wfsb.com/story/17373127/s...g-wood-chipper

SALEM, CT (WFSB) -

A 6-year-old child in Salem was killed Tuesday morning after being pulled into a wood chipper, officials said.

Connecticut State Police spokesman Lt. Paul Vance said the boy was outside with his siblings helping his father clear brush and grind trees from a neighbor's yard at the time of the incident.

The boy has been identified as Jeffrey Bourgeois, a first-grader at Salem School

"The young child attempted to assist his father. When the father's back was turned, he picked a branch trying to feed it into the chipper when in fact he was pulled into the chipper," Vance said.

The boy's father owns C&S Tree Service and was on a job on Brookside Drive when the accident occurred.

Brookside Drive has been closed so emergency officials could investigate what happened.

Investigators said the boy's father and mother, Scott and Coreen Bourgeois, and their two other children are well known in the tight-knit community.

The first person to come to the family's aid was Salem Fire Chief Gene Mairorano, who is a neighbor.

"Basically we're getting counseling for the family. I was first on the scene and kept everyone away," he said.

Police said their investigation into the accident is not criminal, but state police want to make sure every aspect of the accident is investigated properly. The wood chipper was hauled away from the accident scene to be examined.

Salem School Superintendent H. Kaye Griffin said the district is in "emergency crisis intervention mode" and counseling is available to students as well as faculty.

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I can't even imagine......

[Bump]

dude that shit is ****ed up

[Bump]

I can remember 10 years ago people would have compassion for something like this. Talking about a 6 year old boy dying in one of the most horrific ways possible and at such a young age, probably a good kid too. Cracking jokes at that isn't cool IMO.

Originally Posted by Bump

I can remember 10 years ago people would have compassion for something like this. Talking about a 6 year old boy dying in one of the most horrific ways possible and at such a young age, probably a good kid too. Cracking jokes at that isn't cool IMO.

I would submit that making a joke and having compassion aren't mutually exclusive.

[jspchief]

Originally Posted by Phobia

I would submit that making a joke and having compassion aren't mutually exclusive.

Yeah, people deal with things differently. Doesn't mean they don't have compassion.

[Braincase]

Terrible tragedy.

The father chose not to comment.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by Scorp

Jesus Christ people are ****ing idiots these days. WTF is a six year old doing around a god damned wood chipper? The father should be jailed for child endagerment at the very least. And if none of you have ever been around a wood chipper than you have no ****ing idea how dangerous they are! So stfu!

No kidding. WTF?

[Donger]

Originally Posted by Lzen

No kidding. WTF?

He probably got caught up in the moment.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Been a few years since I've seen it, but is that scene from Fargo?

[J Diddy]

Originally Posted by Phobia

I would submit that making a joke and having compassion aren't mutually exclusive.

I fail to see how a tasteless joke about the death of a 6 year old child is remotely funny.

I fail to see how anybody who makes such a joke can be remotely compassionate about the situation.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by Phobia

I would submit that making a joke and having compassion aren't mutually exclusive.

I know it's the internet and everything's anonymous and all that. But do you think people would be making these jokes if it were someone they knew? It's in poor taste. I know, I know. You gotta have a sense of humor and all that. I just think it's kind of disgusting that people are making jokes of this tragedy.

[BoneKrusher]

Originally Posted by Lzen

Been a few years since I've seen it, but is that scene from Fargo?

one of the best movies evar.

[Braincase]

I make jokes as a way of dealing with/avoiding tragedy/misery. This is a terrible thing for this family to endure, for sure, and if I knew the family or someone else that had to deal with something similar, I probably wouldn't make a joke.

[Jenson71]

Originally Posted by J Diddy

I fail to see how a tasteless joke about the death of a 6 year old child is remotely funny.

I fail to see how anybody who makes such a joke can be remotely compassionate about the situation.

You wood think that, wouldn't you?

[Thig Lyfe]

Heard the kid's nickname was Pinocchio.

[KCUnited]

Originally Posted by Thig Lyfe

Heard the kid's nickname was Pinocchio.

Pine oak y'know