6-Year-Old Boy and Grandmother Injured After Downed Power Line Incident Near Lake Conroe Sparks Safety Concerns

A 6-year-old boy and his grandmother remain in the hospital nearly a week after a downed power line during last Tuesday’s storm-related weather incident caused serious injuries to both of them.
According to the family, Nathan and Charlotte Winters were at the Lake Conroe campground where she lives when they encountered the fallen power line.
Morgan Winters, Nathan’s mother and Charlotte’s daughter, said the grandmother was pointing out the fallen line to someone else from a distance when the incident happened.
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On Monday, ABC13 spoke with Morgan Winters, the boy’s mother and the woman’s daughter, as her loved ones were being treated inside the same hospital at the Texas Medical Center. About 18% of the child’s body suffered skin injuries. Charlotte Winters’ condition was considered more serious, with injuries affecting about 55% of her body.
“My mom had actually called me, but she wasn’t making sense,” Morgan Winters said about the moment she learned what had happened.
Morgan Winters doesn’t believe her son and grandmother were very close to the fallen line.

“Based on what she remembers and what we talked about, it’s not like they were within touching distance. They were farther away based on what she has said,” Morgan Winters explained.
She added that her mother uses the little energy she has to check on Nathan.
“She’s automatically like, ‘Morgan, how is Nathan? How’s my baby? How’s my baby?’ And they FaceTime multiple times a day,” Morgan Winters said.
Video calls were also the moment when Nathan Winters saw the marks on his face for the first time.
“He immediately said, ‘Mommy, I look strange,’ and I told him, ‘No, you’re just healing right now,'” Morgan Winters recalled.

Nathan was in better spirits during ABC13’s visit. He told Eyewitness News that a reunion with his favorite person is what he looks forward to most.
“What are you looking forward to most when you get out of the hospital?” ABC13 asked.
“Seeing my Nana,” he said.
Emergency responders want to remind people that the ground around fallen power lines can still carry electricity up to 35 feet away. Authorities did not disclose exactly how far the pair were from the line when the incident occurred.