Chorleywood toddler crushed by snowman released from hospital (From Watford Observer)

Chorleywood toddler crushed by snowman released from hospital

4:23pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

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The Chorleywood toddler who was left in a coma by a collapsed snowman has been released from hospital.

Three-year-old Louis Vindal-Nisbett was crushed under the weight of the giant 10ft figure after a freak accident in an Austrian ski-resort.

Unable to breathe, he was freed by his frantic father Yves and airlifted to hospital in Innsbruck. He was placed in an induced coma but was released uninjured yesterday.

Tourist board spokesman Markus Tsehoner said: "The boy was trying to fix a broken hand on the snowman but the sun had been shining and the figure collapsed on top of him.

“It was a big accident that no-one could have foreseen. It was a big shock for everyone. He was pulled out but for some minutes it was a very dangerous situation.

"Everyone wanted to help but they had no tools to dig him out so they tried with their hands but no-one wanted to pull him in case they hurt him more.”

Such giant snow figures are said to be a local tradition. Local police, however, are investigating whether or not to press charges.

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