Family mourn death of 10-year-old Jimmy Schick in ATV crash on Sunday
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Supplied/Windsor Park Stud
The Schick family says it is trying to come to terms with the devastating loss of 10-year-old son, grandson, and brother, Jimmy Schick in an
all-terrain vehicle crash
in Karapiro on Sunday.
Jimmy's brother Oli and his father Rodney remain in hospital.
Another child is also still in hospital after the crash on a private property on French Pass Road outside of Cambridge.
"Rodney is receiving the best possible care from the dedicated team in the Intensive Care Unit at Waikato Hospital and further updates will be shared as information becomes available," the statement from Windsor Park Stud said.
"He is in a stable condition with a long recovery expected. Oli is recovering well with support from the amazing team in the children's ward," it said.
Oli (l), Jimmy (c) and their father Rodney Schick.
Photo:
Supplied/Windsor Park Stud
The family expressed appreciation for the outpouring of love, support and concern they had received.
"In incredibly sad circumstances, the family kindly asks for privacy as they come to terms with the devastating loss of their dearly loved Jimmy."
Windsor Park Stud has bred and raised thoroughbred racehorses for more than 40 years on a farm a few minutes' drive from the township of Cambridge on Kaipaki Road and on three other farms in the area.
It is owned by Nelson and Sue Schick but their son Rodney managed the day-to-day operations on the farm.
Waipa mayor Susan O-Regan told the
Waikato Times
that the Schicks were a well-known family locally.
"This will ripple very, very heavily through the community on a lot of levels," she said.
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