Child hit by arrow in Sandy home now recovering in hospital

SANDY, Utah — A 5-year-old girl was accidentally shot in the head by an arrow in a Sandy house on Nov. 24. Today, the child is in the hospital and reportedly improving.

Sgt. Greg Moffit with Sandy City Police said a family member was outside of the home sighting, or calibrating, a compound bow when the “bow got away from him.”

After losing control of the bow, the arrow ricochetted off something and was redirected to the exterior of the Sandy home. The arrow then broke through the home’s exterior and hit the girl in the head while she was on the couch.

Moffit said the child was breathing and conscious when Sandy rescue crews arrived. She was flown by helicopter to Primary Children’s Hospital in critical condition.

Police call the situation an unintended tragic accident.  “We are grateful she is still here and hopeful in her recovery,” Moffit said.

This story may be updated.

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