Nathan Woessner has been released from the hospital less than two weeks after he fell into a sinkhole and became trapped for hours at the Indiana Dunes.
The 6-year-old boy was discharged from the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital and moved to a rehabilitation facility late Tuesday afternoon, doctors said.
"He will continue to receive rehabilitative therapy elsewhere for several days," hospital spokesman John Easton said.
Woessner's condition was upgraded earlier this week and transferred from the intensive care unit to a general pediatric medicine unit.
“He is eating well, is active and continues to improve," Dr. Barrett Fromme said Tuesday. "The staples used to close a laceration on the back of his head will be removed today."
Woessner's parents told NBC's "Today" show this week their son has been getting up, moving around and even made a trip down the hall at Comer Children's Hospital on Sunday.
On July 12, Woesnner fell into a sink hole at Mt. Baldy in Michigan City, Ind. His grandfather said Woesnner fell into the sink hole around 4 p.m. while walking with his dad, an adult friend of the family and another boy.
Last Week Woessner was upgraded to serious condition after being told by doctors he may be able to leave the hospital after 10-14 days.
Photo Credit: Tom Papandria, UChicago Medicine
