Things became real.
A Utah realtor is warning parents to think twice before bringing their children to open houses — sharing a gut-wrenching story that ended with a little girl being airlifted to the hospital.
Karina VanOrman shared a story on TikTok about a couple who insisted on bringing their three children on every trip around the house.
“The kids are running around the house, staring,” VanOrman said in a TikTok that has more than 66,000 views. “Like all children do. Children get bored looking at the houses. The parents are watching everything… and the kids, like, are zooming into the house in two seconds. “
Karina VanOrman shared a story on TikTok about a six-year-old girl who almost died on one of her trips home. Karinaâs Utah Homes, Karina VanOrman; Davis County Utah Real Estate Advisor , /Facebook
On one such occasion, when they saw a house that was still under construction in South Ogden, Utah, the couple’s 6-year-old daughter became so angry that she almost died.
“The family arrived early and they were already looking around the yard and they were all happy,” said VanOrman.
“I saw their six-year-old daughter running from the front of the house, as fast as she could, to go to the back of the house. And I realized he didn’t know the sliding glass door was closed,” Orman says, then nods. “I shouted, ‘Stop!’ But before he could stop himself, he ran towards the glass door.”
Glass was first installed in the ’70s, according to the house maven, meaning that the glass was not cracked but formed into large shards when broken.
VanOrman said he felt it was up to him to calm down like a panicked person
the family rushed to help their bloody daughter. Karinaâs Utah Homes, Karina VanOrman; Davis County Utah Real Estate Advisor , /Facebook
“And so he ran through that glass door and when he turned around there was glass in his stomach,” VanOrman recalled.
VanOrman said he called the girl not to touch the glass, but the girl, terrified, pulled the shard out of her stomach. In doing so he cut his hands badly. The toddler even had head wounds from the closed door.
The paramedic took a blanket from his car to apply pressure to the stomach wound as the parents – who were in shock – called an ambulance.
EMTs quickly determined that the little girl’s injuries were serious enough to require a trip to Salt Lake City’s Children’s Hospital.
“I had to be strong in this situation. And I shouldn’t have panicked,” VanOrman reveals.
The stetson-wearing construction worker said after the ordeal he sat in his car and “screamed.”
VanOrman said the story has a happy ending for the girl and a happy ending for the family, who finally found a home. gorodenkoff
A six-year-old girl miraculously survived with a mirror that never misses several important parts of her body.
Now, VanOrman recommends that her clients not bring their young children on any home tour.
“It was a hard lesson I learned,” he concludes.
VanOrman says that he finally got the family a house that was not ready for renovation and they still live there today.