Tree fall boy transferred to ward

Emergency services at the sceneIt took emergency crews two hours to free the young boy and his mother

A three-year-old boy trapped under a tree at a Pembrokeshire wildlife park has been moved out of high-dependency care.

Gruff Davies-Hughes, from Llanelli, was injured while at the Manor House Wildlife Park at St Florence, near Tenby, two weeks ago.

His mother, PE teacher Emma Davies-Hughes, also needed hospital treatment.

The boy is now on a ward at the Children’s Hospital for Wales in Cardiff in a stable condition.

A spokesperson for the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said: “The little boy injured at Manor House Wildlife Park last month has left high-dependency care.

“He has been transferred to a ward at the Children’s Hospital for Wales at University Hospital of Wales where he is in a stable condition.

“The family have asked that the media continue to respect their privacy while they focus on his recovery.”

Gruff and his mother had initially flown to Morriston Hospital in Swansea following the incident on 24 August.

Mrs Davies-Hughes had suffered head, leg, pelvis and arm injuries but was later released from hospital.

Her son suffered serious head injuries.

It took emergency services two hours to rescue the pair, including lifting the tree that had fallen.

TV presenter Anna Ryder Richardson and her husband own the visitor attraction.

In a statement at the time of the incident, Ms Ryder Richardson and her husband Colin MacDougall said they were “absolutely devastated” at the incident and that their “only concern is for the little boy and his mother”.

“Our thoughts are with them and their family,” the couple said.

The wildlife park covers about 50 acres and is home to exotic animals such as zebras, monkeys and rhinos, as well as having a large children’s play area.

A new six-part television series called Anna’s Welsh Zoo was due to begin on ITV Wales in the first week of September but was postponed.

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