lithium batteries can burn through
a child’s esophagus in two hours.
There have also been documented
cases where swallowing a battery
has led to death.
“The surgeon said how important it
was that they found out right away,”
said Rebekah Woodruff. “Because
[a lithium battery] can do some
major harm. It was a little bit scary.
But we are so, so thankful that
[Harper] is okay.”
When the Arlington Police and Fire
departments learned about Carter’s
life-saving efforts, they decided he’d
earned some recognition.
“Carter immediately saw that what
took place was a serious event and
he needed to act,” said Sgt. Michael
Chitty with the Arlington Police
Department. “That’s what the public
expects from us as officers and
firefighters. But Carter didn’t ask to
be put in that situation. Carter just
found himself in that position. And
he reacted perfectly.”
The departments surprised him by
sending a fire engine and a police
SWAT vehicle to his house – their
way to say job well done.
“I know that we definitely averted
disaster,” said Lt. Richard Fegan
with the Arlington Fire Department.
“And it’s most likely because of his
immediate action.”
After showing Carter around their
vehicles and letting him take some
of their gear for a spin, they left him
with a pair of special coins and an
award to certify his hero status.
“I could not think of a better way
to honor or recognize Carter for
protecting his sister,” said Rebekah
Woodruff. “Because that’s what big
brothers are supposed to do. We
are so proud of him.”
“I feel good,” said Carter.
RIVER LEGACY LIVING SCIENCE CENTER
RIVER LEGACY OFFERING VIRTUAL
SUMMER CAMPS
River Legacy is offering virtual Summer Camps for 2020!
We are sending our famous hands-on/minds-on, natureloving
discovery and exploration adventures right to your
email box!
Virtual Summer Camp with River Legacy Nature Center
provides campers (age 3 – 6th grade) with an exciting
hands-on, minds-on opportunity to explore the natural
world from their homes.
A variety of weeklong programs in June and July offer
children engaging ways to learn about wildlife, ecology
and the environment.
• Age-appropriate curriculums for preschool children
through 6th grade.
• All classes feature activities to do at home and
investigations filmed at the Nature Center and/or
outdoors in the rich resources of River Legacy Parks.
• Classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Our virtual summer camps feature daily video lessons
and activities for your child/children at home. Campers
may contact their teachers with questions and
comments. River Legacy Virtual Summer Camps are
offered in June and July. Campers may sign up for one
or two camps for their age group.
The leadership staff and Board of Directors do not want
the children and families in our community to miss out
on a summer of discovery. Our environmental educators
and naturalists have developed and modified plans
so that we can offer high-quality, interactive nature
exploration programming virtually.
COVID-19 restrictions and precautions limit our ability
to safely offer regular classes onsite for this summer.
River Legacy Foundation has made the difficult decision
to cancel all in-person summer classes and programs
for the Summer 2020 season. For more info, visit
riverlegacy.org/summer-classes.