Ree Drummond’s family offers updates on Ladd and Caleb who are both ‘healing up’

The family of Ree Drummond offered a brief update on Ree’s husband Ladd and nephew Caleb after a terrifying accident on their ranch.

Ladd, 51, and Caleb, 21, were each driving a Himmat Fire Truck when they collided head-on after winds caused visibility to decrease, with Caleb reportedly ejected 70 feet from the truck, since neither man was wearing a seat belt.

The Instagram page for Ree’s The Pioneer Woman Magazine, featuring Ladd’s kids Alex and Todd, offered an update on the accident, with their prognosis looking good.

‘Ladd and Caleb are healing up after their accident on the ranch,’ the statement read, adding, ‘And the Drummond family is so grateful for all of your kind words!’

They also directed fans to The Pioneer Woman website, where they featured a video segment called Ask Alex, where Ladd’s daughter Alex, 23, and son Todd, 17, offered a new update on their father.

‘A lot of people are asking how our dad is. He’s doing a lot better. He’s recovering and he’s even starting to get back into ranch work,’ Alex said.

She added that his mobility is, ‘a little limited’ at the moment, but Ladd is, ‘still able to hang.’

Todd also said that, ‘Caleb is doing good. He’s pretty much all healed up and back to his normal life.’

Alex said that Ladd, ‘had some broken neck issues’ and he just had to have surgery, ‘so he’s healing up from that.’ 

After the accident, which took place on March 10 near Pawhuska, Oklahoma, both men were taken to the St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Caleb was admitted in critical condition with head, arm, leg and internal injuries, according to the report by Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

Ree revealed in a March 15 blog post that both Ladd and Caleb were responding to a fire on the ranch when the accident happened.

While Ladd initially refused help, he was taken to the hospital after learning his neck was broken in two different places, which was nearly catastrophic.

‘Rather than wish the accident didn’t happen, I’m gonna live in a state of gratitude—not just for the guys being okay, but also for the love, kindness, and prayers of so many of you,’ Ree wrote on her blog.

‘Thank you all so very much for reaching out to our family and for keeping us in your hearts through the past several days. I can’t tell you how much it means to all of us, and I’ll never, ever forget it!’ she added.