6-Year-Old Hiking with Family Critically Injured After He's Hit in the Head by a Rock

Photo: gofundme

Henry “Hank” Purchase was playing at the base of a rock wall in Index, Washington, on Sunday when a climber accidentally kicked a rock loose, theEverett Heraldreported.

The rock fell to the ground, where it struck Hank in the head, according to the newspaper.

AGoFundMe campaignfor the family says that Hank was airlifted to Harbor View Medical Center in Seattle, where he remains critically injured with a fractured skull.

On Tuesday, Hank underwent surgery to remove two parts of his skull to help relieve inner cranial pressure, his family said.

“Since the surgery there has been progress, but also rough spots,” a Thursday update to the GoFundMe read. “The PICU team and neurosurgeons here are trying to achieve a delicate balance for Hank. The complexity of his state are hard for me to fully grasp, but they have to balance Hank’s internal cranial pressure, blood pressure, C02 levels, breathing rate and other factors simultaneously.”

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Hank is a happy kid, who loves hiking with his family, his dad Brett toldKIRO 7.

“He’s seen a lot, and he likes going to new places all the time,” Brett said. “He’s one of the sweetest people I’ve ever met, and he still loves to be close to his mom and dad.”

“They’re coming out for him and showing support for him, and it means the world to us,” he said.

source: people.com