Actor Tobias Licht reveals traumatic accident: Son severely injured by lawnmower, recovery as greatest blessing

It was a completely normal day that turned into a nightmare. Tobias Licht recounted in the podcast "Dietz und Dads" of his colleague André Dietz about a misfortune that shook his family to the core. The actor, who lives with his wife Nora and their children on a sprawling horse farm in Brandenburg, just wanted to mow the lawn. His then two-year-old son Carl was there.

The Unthinkable Happened

Initially, little Carl was still sitting on the ride-on mower. But then he decided to get off. Tobias Licht finished mowing a small corner. A quick glance, and he saw his son three meters away. Then the moment of shock: "Suddenly I turn around again, then there’s a bang and then he was lying underneath with one leg," Licht said in the podcast. The thought is almost unbearable.

A Father Full of Self-Reproach

The consequences were devastating. Carl's leg was severely injured. He suffered a fibula fracture and sustained deep cuts that required a skin graft. For Tobias Licht, the event remains a tremendous burden to this day: "I severely injured my child in a moment of failure," he admits. These self-reproaches are a constant companion.

The Price of Farm Life

Life on the horse farm run by Tobias Licht and his wife is idyllic, but also extremely labor-intensive. In addition to his acting career, Licht manages the dressage stable with riding facilities and 15 hectares of pastureland. He believes this enormous stress was the reason for his past recklessness. "The stress turns us into mutants," he reflected in the podcast. A moment of carelessness with serious consequences.

The Trauma Lives On

Although his son has fully recovered physically, the traumatic experience is still present for Tobias Licht. "It was more traumatic for us than for him. It's something I have to live with for the rest of my life," he explains. The family has changed, and important lessons have been learned from the misfortune.

Safety is the Top Priority

Since the accident, all conceivable precautions have been taken to prevent a recurrence. The garden is now fenced. Licht emphasizes: "A horse farm, an agricultural operation, is very dangerous. You can't let a four-year-old run around unsupervised, it doesn't work." A hard but necessary realization.

A True Happy Ending

The good news, however, is that Carl is now a happy, healthy boy. The now seven-year-old has fully recovered, even competes in tournaments, and recently celebrated his birthday. For Tobias Licht, Carl's recovery is "the greatest happiness" of his life, his very own "jackpot." A story that shows how life, despite deep shadows, can have a happy ending.

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