{"id":210816,"date":"2025-11-11T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T19:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=210816"},"modified":"2025-11-12T07:46:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:46:01","slug":"fundraiser-launched-to-support-bracebridge-teen-after-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/fundraiser-launched-to-support-bracebridge-teen-after-collision\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundraiser launched to support Bracebridge teen after collision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A community fundraiser has been launched to help a 13-year-old Bracebridge boy named Cole who was seriously injured after being struck by a car while riding his bike on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The collision happened around 1:17 p.m. on November 9 on Taylor Road in Bracebridge. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, officers and Muskoka EMS responded to multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting a crash between a motor vehicle and an e-bike. The youth operating the e-bike was transported to hospital with serious injuries. Police say the driver of the vehicle remained on scene and the investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cole was first taken to hospital and then transferred to Orillia for emergency surgery before being moved to Toronto for more extensive surgery to save his foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A GoFundMe campaign titled \u201cHelp Cole Heal\u201d was launched by his aunt, Julie Cochrane, to help cover medical expenses, assistive devices and rehabilitation costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCole\u2019s world changed in an instant when he was struck by a car while riding his bike,\u201d the campaign reads. \u201cHe is facing a long road to recovery\u2014medical treatments, therapies, and the support he needs to heal both his body and spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of today, more than $9,414 has been raised toward the campaign\u2019s $13,000 goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an update, Cochrane shared that Cole has undergone a second surgery. \u201cWe\u2019re still holding onto hope as the results haven\u2019t come in as we wished,\u201d she said. \u201cPlease keep Cole in your prayers. Let\u2019s send him all our positive energy, love, and hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police are asking anyone with information, including home surveillance or dash cam footage from the area, to contact Bracebridge OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.crimestopperssdm.com\/\">&nbsp;www.crimestopperssdm.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GoFundMe campaign for Cole can be found here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/ktpv8k-help-cole-heal?\"><strong>https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/ktpv8k-help-cole-heal?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A community fundraiser has been launched to help a 13-year-old Bracebridge boy named Cole who was seriously injured after being struck by a car while riding his bike on Saturday [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1904,"featured_media":210817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-210816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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