Teen killed saving 3-year-old cousin from sledding accident, family says By WKBW Staff | February 9, 2021 at 3:02 AM CST - Updated February 9 at 3:02 AM
LEWISTON, N.Y. (WKBW) - A New York family is grieving after a tragic sledding accident killed their 16-year-old daughter, but they say the teenager managed to save her 3-year-old cousin from suffering the same fate.
Renee Hill was 16 years old, a sophomore at Niagara Wheatfield High School and the oldest of four children. Renee Hill, 16, died saving her 3-year-old cousin from a sledding accident in which the sled hit a tree at a New York park, her family says. (Source: Family photos, WKBW via CNN)
Parents of teen killed in sledding accident say daughter died saving young cousin
She was their whole world. Now people are calling her a hero.
By: WKBW Staff
and last updated 2021-02-08 10:47:35-05
TOWN OF LEWISTON, N.Y. â The parents of a New York teenager say their daughter died while saving her 3-year-old cousin during a sledding accident.
Alexis Kraft and Richard Hill says their lives changed forever when their daughter, Renee Hill, was born on Dec. 10, 2004.
âShe was our whole world,â Kraft said.
Renee was a 16-year-old sophomore at Niagara Wheatfield High School and the oldest of four children.
A 16-year-old girl who was killed in a sledding accident in upstate New York died protecting her 3-year-old cousin in the tragic accident, according to reports.