Family speaks out after 8-year-old boy struck, killed by fallen tree at YMCA camp
Key Points:
- An 8-year-old boy, Mason Sundberg, was tragically killed when a tree fell on him and an adult at Camp Chickami, a YMCA camp in Wayland, Massachusetts.
- Mason was airlifted to Massachusetts General Hospital where he was pronounced dead, while the injured adult was treated and released from a local hospital.
- Mason’s family described him as a joyful and creative child who loved his family, video games, swimming, and storytelling, expressing deep sorrow over his loss.
- Local authorities and schools are providing support and resources to help the community, especially children, cope with the tragedy.
- The West Suburban YMCA is grieving the loss, offering grief counseling to staff, campers, and families, and has closed the camp for the remainder of the week.