A six-year-old boy has died after falling from a 10th-floor highrise balcony in North York.
º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøpolice said they responded to the call for a child who had fallen in the Jane Street and Grandravine Drive area around 4:25 p.m. on Thursday.
Police said in an update Friday morning that the child was rushed to hospital with critical injuries and later succumbed to his injuries.Â
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“This is a very tragic incident, and our thoughts are with the child’s family, the citizens and first responders who attended to the child after the fall,” police said in a statement. “The circumstances surrounding the fall are being investigated. At this time, no foul play is suspected.”
Keisha Sylvester, a resident in the building, said she had just gone downstairs when she saw a young boy lying on the floor while a first responder performed CPR. Sylvester said she thought the child appeared to be a toddler, about two or three years old.
There was no active police presence on scene Friday morning as people walked past the spot where the child fell.
º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøparamedics referred all questions to police and said they could not comment.
º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøFire Services also responded to an address on Jane Street for an “accident and medical assist” call, but were not involved after police said their services would not be needed. º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøfire added that two police and two EMS vehicles were on scene when crews arrived.
Anastasia Blosser is a breaking news reporter, working out of
the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Reach her via email: ablosser@thestar.ca
Ilyas Hussein is a Toronto-based general assignment reporter for
the Star. Reach him via email: ihussein@thestar.ca
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