Tombstone Kills Boy During Cemetery Photoshoot [Video]

Tombstone Tragedy: Photoshoot Ends with Freak Accident

This has got to be the most bizarre and tragic freak accident I have ever heard of happening at a photo shoot. A four-year old boy was crush by a tombstone in a cemetery during a photo shoot. The victims father, an amateur photographer, was reportedly taking pictures with some other kids. They chose the cemetery because of the interesting architecture and landscaping. When the children being shot were unresponsive, the child started pretending to be a leprechaun to get the kids to laugh. After ducking behind a six-foot tall tombstone weighing several hundred pounds, the monument dislodged and toppled onto the little boy.

The group was in the Glenwood Cemetery in Park City Utah when the accident occurred. The child suffered extensive wounds to his head, abdomen and head and later died in a local hospital.

Bruce Erickson, president of the Glenwood Cemetery Association, said the private, five-acre cemetery around the corner from the Park City Mountain Resort was founded by a society of silver miners in 1885 and many of the tombstones are at least 100 years old. The cemetery is open to the public and still accepts burials of people connected to the mining society.
Boy killed by falling tombstone was helping dad – SFGate

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This undated photo provided by the family via Park City Medical Center shows Carson Dean Cheney, 4, who died July 5, 2012 after a large tombstone fell and hit the boy while he and his family were visiting a historic cemetery in the Utah ski resort town of Park City. (AP Photo/Park City Medical Center)

Tombstone Accidents are Not So Scare After All

The life of a child is precious and irreplaceable. Providing an environment that is safe for them is always on the mind of responsible adults. Safety at photo shoots should also be a consistent top priority, especially when children are involved. Sets, props and equipment can be heavy and complicated in maneuvering. And with the case of lights, the heat generated by some bulbs, especially halogen lamps can burn skin down to the white meat before you even notice that the smoke you smell is you flesh cooking. Take triple precautions, because no photo or video session should end up with paramedics on set.

And as crazy as this may sound, it is not the first time a child has been crushed by a tombstone: Family Sues After Texas Boy Crushed By Tombstone.