Two trailers struck two boys in ghostly hayride crashes at Halloween sites in southeastern Tennessee and central Minnesota about 24 hours apart starting late Friday and Saturday, police said.

The boy in the Tennessee incident attempted to jump onto a hay trailer near Chattanooga, but “possibly slipped and fell under the wheels and was found unresponsive,” the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) said. )’s representative said. heard From the person accompanying you.

The boy was part of a group of children “playing near the hayride’s tractor route at the Haunted Hilltop Halloween event and attempting to scare the hayride behind some bushes,” HCSO said.

The boy died from his injuries. a GoFundMe campaign He was identified as Sam Jessen, one of his parents’ four children. The campaign, aimed at covering funeral costs, has exceeded its $32,000 goal as of this report.

Another victim, Alexander Mick, 13, of Rice, was struck and killed Saturday night during the annual Harvest of Horror haunted hayride in St. Augusta, just south of St. Cloud. According to Stearns County Sheriff’s Office.

The manager of Haunted Hilltop near Chattanooga, where the first incident occurred, said: called It’s a horribly tragic accident. Administrators said the child tried to ride next to a hayride trailer as it passed by, but failed and jumped over the fence.

They also asked the public to pray and give the family and Halloween venue time to grieve. (Related: 2 teens shot on haunted hayride)

Haunted Hilltop closed on Saturday, according to a statement from management.

Haunted Hilltop is gearing up for haunted hayrides and other Halloween-themed events. warned Wednesday against “abusive language, unruly behavior, and loitering.”

They also complained On Oct. 6, many parents “just dropped off their children, ages 9 to 15, in the middle of the night,” as if the venue were a “babysitting service.”

“and [the children] The complaint also included an apology to all affected guests and a promise to prevent it from happening again.

“As this case involves a juvenile, no further information is available,” HCSO said of Friday’s incident.

‘Deeply Disturbed’ St. Augusta-based Harvest of Horror Haunted Hayride recognized “A fatal accident occurred during an event while riding on a haystack.” “A tragic accident.” The rest of the event was canceled.

Google listed the St. Augusta haunted house as temporarily closed at the time of this report.