A family in Arthur is very grateful to all those involved for saving their son\u2019s leg and foot in a farming accident.<\/p>\n
Back in September 2020, at Shawridge Farms in Arthur, 15-year-old Wesley Weber was cleaning out a silo and got his leg caught in a grain conveyor.<\/p>\n
Wyatt Morrison, operations superintendent with Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Service, spoke with the emergency medical services (EMS) crew on the scene that day, and they said his lower leg was very badly injured.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn first evaluation, they (EMS) assumed \u2014 I believe the wording was 'partially amputated or severely damaged [\u2026] from the knee down,'\u201d Morrison said.<\/p>\n
Wesley\u2019s father, Darcy Weber, said the employees at Shawridge were able to free his leg before first responders arrived, but there was a fear that he was going to lose it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re incredibly grateful for, that they were able to save his leg and his foot,\u201d Darcy said. \u00a0\u201cA lot of accidents like this involve the loss of a foot, or a leg.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brad Bodz, platoon captain with the Wellington North Fire Service in Arthur who was on the scene, said the employees reacted perfectly when the accident occurred.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were able to get on the horn to 911 as quick as possible, and like I said, we (Fire Service) were there after OPP, and EMS, and they had a lot of good things going before we got there,\u201d Bodz said.<\/p>\n
However, Bodz said it was a challenging rescue to get Wesley out and down from the grain silo.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was definitely tricky, there was a lot of tight spaces, but with the help of OPP, EMS, and the employees [\u2026] it worked like a well-oiled machine, and I was surprised at how efficiently it worked, and how quickly we were able to get him out of there,\u201d Bodz said.<\/p>\n
Today, Wesley celebrates his 16th birthday and his father, Darcy, said at this point, his recovery is going really well and he\u2019s coping well with the accident.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think his faith has pulled him through in a lot of ways, I believe that God is good, and the importance of positivity,\u201d Darcy said.<\/p>\n
Wesley credits Shawridge Farms employee, Larry, for keeping him calm and comfortable the entire time of the accident, and even after first responders arrived.<\/p>\n
He spent six weeks and two days at McMaster Hospital in Hamilton.<\/p>\n
Darcy said Wesley had a muscle removed from his back to put on the leg that he injured, which was followed by a bunch of skin grafts.<\/p>\n
Wesley is currently on crutches, as he broke his ankle during the accident and it's still healing.<\/p>\n
Darcy Weber, Wesley's father:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n