Levi Wright’s mother says she’s ‘shattered’ as she shares heartbreaking update about three year-old who was terribly-injured after driving his toy tractor into raging Utah river
The mother of a three-year-old boy who drove his toy tractor into a Utah river has said the family is ‘shattered’ after an MRI showed the results were ‘not good’, in a devastating update on her health. son who almost drowned in the incident.
Levi’s mother, Kallie Wright, dove in to save him and rushed to the hospital where doctors restored his heartbeat. The boy remained unconscious for days before doctors declared him brain dead.
On Friday, his parents believed Levi had begun to show signs of progress and further tests were planned to assess his brain function.
But late Friday afternoon, one of those tests gave a heartbreaking prognosis.
Kallie Wright, the mother of three-year-old Levi, who drove his toy tractor into a river in Utah, has said the family is ‘shattered’ after an MRI revealed results were ‘not good’ on Friday
Kallie Wright can be seen with her husband Spencer, son Levi and daughter
Kallie Wright and son Levi are seen together in a photo posted by a friend
An MRI scan revealed a poor prognosis for the youngster who devastated the family
“The MRI was not good, we are devastated, but they are just images that suggest a certain quality of life,” Kallie wrote.
“Our real narrator will be what Levi does over the course of a few days. Please keep praying! “I’m not giving up on my baby yet,” she added.
“I am working to get any neurologists or other trained professionals with expertise in this area willing to view his MRI. Then let’s see what my strong boys do in the coming days.’
On Thursday evening, Kallie said Levi woke up while lying in his hospital bed at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, next to her husband Spencer.
‘LEVI WAKE UP! I’m shocked, we don’t know much but the doctor said it was okay for me to get excited about that and I am! My baby is so cool!’ she wrote.
“He got a little wild, so we had to calm him down again, but my heart!”
Kallie clarified later on Friday that Levi was not “fully coherent” or talking.
“He opened his eyes for a while, wiggling purposefully and less like a reflex like before,” she wrote.
‘We still have a very long and wonderful road ahead of us, full of uncertainties. Spencer and I felt like he knew we were there and could hear us.”
‘He’s been quite sedated since then, but he’s woken up a few times. He even woke up while we were talking to one of the doctors about his love for excavators and tractors.”
The family was heartened by the possibility that Levi was “awake,” but it may have been false hope
Kallie Wright is seen in a photo of herself next to her son Levi
Rodeo group Bronco Riding Nation shared this photo asking fans to pray for Levi and pledging to donate proceeds from a portion of his sales
Kallie said she sang Levi’s favorite digger songs and they talked about what they were going to do when he got out of the hospital.
Kallie’s husband is Spencer Wright and one of the most prominent in the history of rodeo. His father, Bill Wright, was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame.
Spencer is ranked 35th in the world, while his siblings are also renowned athletes in the sport.
When Levi drove into the river, the person who called 911 frantically told dispatchers that they couldn’t see him under the fast-moving current.
Kallie realized he had snuck away and run to the river, jumping into the current to save him, with her friend saying she was ‘the one who found him, she got him out’.
A massive response from rescue teams from the Beaver County Sheriff’s Office, the Utah Highway Patrol, the Beaver County Search and Rescue team and Beaver firefighters quickly responded to the scene.
Crews performed life-saving efforts before an ambulance took him to Beaver County hospital, and he was later flown by helicopter to Salt Lake City.
Late Thursday night, Levi “woke up,” according to his mother Kallie Wright, who is at his bedside with her husband Spencer at Salt Lake City Hospital.
Levi was declared brain dead after he drove his toy tractor into a river and disappeared underwater
When Levi drove into the river, the person who called 911 frantically told dispatchers that they couldn’t see him under the fast-moving current.
Levi snuck away from his family in the toy tractor (pictured), and his mother dived into the river to save him after he disappeared under the current
Spencer Wright, ranked 35th in the rodeo world rankings, and his family said the outpouring of support they have received ‘means the world to them’
“He has the will to breathe, but his sweet little brain was without oxygen for too long and there is no recovery,” the family said, adding that he was not expected to survive.
‘We cuddled him all night and have a strong feeling that his spirit is no longer with us. We can’t be selfish and drag this on for days, he doesn’t deserve that.
‘Soon we will end his care and keep him close to us until his last breath on earth. My baby, my beans, mommy and daddy love you always and forever!”