Toddler’s lucky escape after 30ft fall from a third floor window with no serious injuries
A TODDLER who fell 30ft from a third floor window incredibly survived with no serious injuries.
A toddler fell 30ft from a third floor window in Tontine Street
The boy of 16 months was flown to a specialist trauma unit but was discharged within days, police said today.
At least four police vehicles and two rapid-response ambulances went to the scene on Saturday before an air ambulance was scrambled to take him to St George’s Hospital, London.
Police taped off an area outside Jolsons Party Bar, Folkestone, Kent, as they launched an investigation.
A Kent police spokesman said: “Officers are investigating after a 16-month old child reportedly fell from the third-floor window of a flat in Tontine Street, Folkestone, just before 9.30am.
Officers are investigating after a 16-month old child reportedly fell from the third-floor window of a flat in Tontine Street
“Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information is asked to call Kent police quoting ref: 27-427.”
A close friend of the tot’s mother, Kirsty Chapman, posted on social media: “might as well be my nephew, fell from a 3rd-floor window.
“It is every parents’ worst nightmare and my heart sunk when I got the call.
Police taped off an area outside Jolsons Party Bar, Folkestone
Police are investigating after a 16-month old child reportedly fell from a window in Tontine Street
“At the site of the fall he seemed unscathed.
“Thankfully, luckily, he seems to be OK.
“Please, please, please make sure you have safety catches on your windows.
“A painful and heart-wrenching lesson learnt.”