HOLLANDALE — A 3-year-old boy was injured Sunday evening after his father reportedly backed over him with a riding lawn mower.

According to the Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office, Landon Uthke was transported by a Mayo One helicopter to a Rochester hospital.

Freeborn County Sheriff’s detective Scott Golbuff said one of the boy’s legs and part of his torso were injured, but the injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.

His condition this morning was unknown.

Golbuff said the boy’s father, Kevin Uthke, was mowing the yard at 24818 Freeborn County Road 118, three miles south of Hollandale, at about 5:15 p.m. when he reportedly backed onto the child.

The father found the child after the mower stopped working. The boy’s body was sticking out partway from the mower. It is unclear whether the mower stopped because of the impact with the child or other debris.

Golbuff said the child had been playing around some trees on the property before the incident. The detective did not know if the child was supervised.