A Mississippi couple was recently seriously injured after being hit by a car while riding a horse while searching for a missing child.
On Feb. 11, Brent Boyd, 41, and his wife, Shameka Boyd, 40, of Ruth volunteered to find a 6-year-old Wesson child named Caden Newman. He disappeared the day before.
According to Daily hostThe Copiah County Sheriff’s Office asked for the community’s help and suggested that residents who could assist in the search on horseback do so to help cover more terrain.
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The couple were on their horses, traveling down US-51 North near Martinsville around 6:30 p.m. local time when they were struck by a person driving a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox, the Mississippi Highway Patrol said in a news release.
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The driver, 34-year-old Justin Durr of Brookhaven, was admitted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson for injuries sustained during the crash.
Both of Boyd’s horses were killed in the crash, and the pair were also hospitalized at the same facility as the driver who followed the crash, troopers said.
PEOPLE reached out to the Mississippi Highway Patrol for additional comment, but did not immediately hear back.
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On February 12, a relative of the family named Jackie Edmonds Saujon confirmed the loss of the Ruth resident in a statement on Facebook.
“They were their pride and joy and best friends,” Saujon said of the two horses.
The relative also took to social media to report the couple’s health and injuries.
According to Saujon’s post, the crash left Shamek with broken back, neck, ribs and coccyx. She had to undergo spine and ankle surgery.
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Brent also needed surgery on his ankle, Saujon wrote online. His thoracic vertebrae on the left side of his spine were broken in the wreckage.
She added that Brent and Shamek “have a long road to recovery ahead of them.”
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On the same day, another person close to the couple shared information about their ongoing recovery.
Tina Russell-Tucker also issued a statement via Facebook, noting that the message came from Brent’s brother. The brother called Boyd’s recovery a “marathon,” adding that doctors are working to keep the couple in stable condition.
Newman was later located and returned home safely Sunday afternoon, Daily host He said.
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