Precious Harper Finn

[Fuguzzi]

Can someone please tell me definitively has Harper passed away or not? There are websites and news organization posting stories as recently as 4 hours ago, that say she is still alive and fighting and that the news of her death is erroneous. What is happening here?

[The Thorn]

In this case you have to believe the media.  If websites and news sources say she's alive she is. 

The person that reported her death on this forum went on to say in a later post that someone told him she passed, and he didn't really know so it was all 2nd hand with no source.

Hope she makes it no matter what.

[Fuguzzi]

Feel like my heart has been on a rollercoaster with this poor little one. Can only guess what the family is going thru. That poor Grandmother holding her when she was hit, Unimaginable

[Larry Bird Boy]

I talked to 3 people in the track kitchen today at hop and all said she passed but again second hand information. I pray she is still alive.

[RANDOLPH POKER]

https://lovingtributesonline.com/2023/08/01/harper-finn-obituary-altamont-il-5-year-old-dies-after-being-struck-by-harness-race-starting-gate-during-funfair-death/

[okdfool]

https://lovingtributesonline.com/2023/08/01/harper-finn-obituary-altamont-il-5-year-old-dies-after-being-struck-by-harness-race-starting-gate-during-funfair-death/

This is a BOT Obituary, it hears rumors of a person passing and majes it's own obit

[Generation XYZ]

The reporting on this is as painful as the tragedy. News sources say she passed. and others say she's in intensive care.  Must be even worse for the family fielding condolence calls etc. if in fact she is still with us.

[Kirby's Ace]

Shes still fighting!

[Fuguzzi]

God bless her - hang in there little one!

[Generation XYZ]

Shes still fighting!

 

[shotgunner]

Saw on Facebook that the coroner confirmed she passed Wednesday night.

[Fuguzzi]

UGH  We were all praying she would pull through. Just saw a story about her death in the Washington Post online, so it is true. Wednesday night. Sit in Jesus's lap, little one.

[HoppleBurns]

http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/61512-five-year-old-injured-at-fair-sunday-dies-from-her-injuries

[horses first]

Brought up in conversation last night with a friend that she was brain dead and the family pulled the plug. Accidents happen but when children are involved it's the worse as they are stripped of a long life ahead. She will be someone's angel. So disheartening of a story.

[NatHillIV]

Terrible tragedy, that's certain.
It says something about the harness racing community that as of this morning, the gofundme set up for the Finn family, is up to $76,580.  Pretty good for a fund hoping for $10,000.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/m346t-the-finn-family