15 Children and 2 Supervisors Injured in Horse Stampede During Summer Camp in France

Mar. 15, 2025

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Fifteen children and two supervisors were hospitalized Tuesday night following a pony stampede at an equestrian center in Saint-M’hervé, northwestern France.

Three of the children suffered serious head injuries and remain in critical condition. The other victims suffered injuries to their limbs, French public service radio broadcaster France Info reported perToday Times Live.

“This morning, the state of health of the three children aged 7 to 11, admitted in absolute emergency to the South Hospital is stable,” Professor Louis Soulat, head of emergencies at the University Hospital of Rennes and Samu, toldOuest France.

The two supervisors have also left the Ponchaillou hospital in Rennes, around 215 miles west of Paris.

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As part of their response, two Samu helicopters and 10 ambulances were sent to the scene,Ouest Francereported.

The injured were then sent to different hospitals in the area as part of the “Novi relief plan” that matches patients with their ideal hospital. Soulat said its purpose is “to send the victims to the units best suited to their injuries,” reportedOuest France.

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The public prosecutor of Rennes announced on Wednesday that the animals pushed or knocked the children over, Today Times Live reported.

According to CNews, 26 children between the ages of 9 and 13 were on a summer camp at the farm at the time of the accident.

source: people.com