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Ore. reality TV star hurt by pumpkin catapult released from hospital
05:20 PM PST on Monday, October 30, 2006
HILLSBORO, Ore. -- Two people seriously injured in an accident that involved a catapult-like device used to hurl pumpkins on a Hillsboro farm were released from the hospital on Monday.
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This promotional poster shows all the stars of Discovery's reality TV program: Little People, Big World.
One, nine-year-old Jacob Roloff, stars with his family in a reality cable TV series, "Little People, Big World."
He and 58-year-old Mike Detjan were taken by ambulance to Legacy Emanuel Hospitall after Saturday's incident.
"They both got clobbered really good, but they're going to be fine," said Jacob's father and owner of Roloff farms, Matt Roloff.
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Roloff said they were using the device when the trigger, which releases a 2,000-pound counterweight, released at the wrong moment.
The Roloff family, which is made up of little and average-sized people, has gained attention as the stars of a television series that documents their lives.
"I must have 30,000 e-mails," Roloff told kgw.com. Fans of the show started e-mailing with questions about Jacob's injuries as soon as the news spread.
"It warms our hearts to know so many people feel for us," said Roloff.
Matt Roloff called the accident ,"A wakeup call." He said he will put more safety precautions into place when the farm opens next fall. However, Jacob's father does not regret letting his son near the catapult-like device.
"We're not couch potatos," said Roloff, "Anytime you get your butt off the couch and try to change the world, sometimes there are dangers involved."
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