Stefan Keryan: Colorado boy, 8, battles for life after being dragged by a horse for two miles on hard pavement
BELMOPAN, BELIZE: A Colorado boy is battling for his life after he suffered life-threatening injuries during a vacation in Belize. The 8-year-old Stefan Keryan was on a horseback excursion with his family on Wednesday, December 7, when he fell off and was dragged on the pavement for two miles. During the tragic incident, the boy suffered a skull fracture and third-degree burns.
Stefan was on his first cruise vacation with his family when the boat stopped in Belize. The family decided to take a horseback riding tour on the stop. Explaining the horrifying ordeal, his mother Heidi said, "'I heard yelling and I looked over and as [the horse was] running past, I see that the saddle is flipped and that my son is being dragged by his foot." "My daughter and I started yelling and screaming and running as fast as we could to get to him but that horse was really fast," she told Good Morning America. The brutally injured boy was stuck in Belize until Monday, December 12, when he was flown back home on Peak Medevac thanks to two strangers who offered to help after hearing his story.
