Police: 4-year-old in critical condition after falling from 4th floor window at Westwood apartment
MIKE: AND THAT BREAKING NEWS, A TERRIFYING TUME.BL A FOUR-YEAR-OLD LITTLE GIRL CRITICALLY INJURED AFTER FALLING FROM A FOURTH FLOOR WINDOW. GOOD EVENI.NG I’M MIKE DARDIS. SHER: EEAND I’M SHEREE PAOLELLO. THIS ALL HAPPENED AT AN APARTMENT ON EAST TOWER DRIVE IN WESTWOOD. THAT GIRL RUSHED TO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. WLWT NS EW5’S HELENA BATTIPAGLIA IS LIVE THERE WITH WHAT WE’RE LEARNING. HELENA? HELE:NA MIKE AND SHEREE, THAT CHILD WAS TAKEN TO CINCINNATI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, AND I KNOW WHEN SOME THING LIKE TSHI HAPPENS EVERYONE’S IMMEDIATE REACTION IS HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE, HOW DIITD HAPPEN? THAT IS UNCLEAR AS POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING, BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW ACCORDING TO WITNESSES IS FAMILY MEMBERS WERE ON THE SCENE RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENED, FRANTIC AND DISTRAUGHT, AND JUST SHOCKED ABOUT WHAT WENDOT WN. POLICE SAY THEY GOT THE CALL ABOUT THE INCIDENT AROUND 6:00 TONIGHT. AGAIN, THIS CHILD FELL FROM THE FAMILY’S FOURTH FLOOR APARTMENT WINDOW AND IS NOW IN CRITILCA CONDITION. POLICE STILL WORKING ON GETTING US MORE INFORMATION BUT WE WERE ABLE TO HEAR HOW THINGS PLAYED OUT FROM A WITNESS’ POINT OF VIEW. A WOMAN TELLS ME SHE WAS WATCHING TV IN HER FIRST FLOOR APARTMENT WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD THUD. HER DAUGHTER HAPPENED TO BE OUTSIDE ALREADY AND SAITW HERSELF. >> AND SHE SAW THE BABY FALL OUT THE WIND. OW SHE FELL FROM THE FOURTH FLOOR. AND HIM. — AND, UM. HELENA: THAT MUST’VE BEEN SO HARD TO SEE THAT. >> YEAH, I COULDN’T IMAGINE SEEING A BABY FALL FROM THE FOURTH FLOOR. SO WE WERE TRYING TO CALM THE BABY DOWN AND TRYING TO KEEP HER STILL WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS CALLING 911. SHE ALREADY HAD 911 ON THE LINE BY THE TIME I GOT OUT THE.ER HELE:NA SO THANKFULLY, THAT THE GIRL WAS ABLE TO GET SOME HELP AND ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT HAPPENED. WE ARE WAI
Police: 4-year-old in critical condition after falling from 4th floor window at Westwood apartment
A 4-year-old girl was seriously injured after falling out of a window at a Westwood apartment building.According to the Cincinnati Police Department, officers responded to the 2700 block of East Tower Drive just before 6 p.m.Police said the child fell from a 4th floor apartment window.The child was taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital for treatment, where she remains in critical condition.A witness at the scene said she was watching television in her first floor apartment when she heard a loud thud. Her daughter happened to be outside already and saw it all.”She saw the baby fall out the window. She fell from the 4th floor,” said Jeannie Callahan. “I couldn’t imagine seeing a baby fall from the 4th floor. So we were trying to calm the baby down and keep her still while my daughter was calling 911. Well she already had 911 on the line by the time I had got out there.”Police are still investigating.WLWT will provide updates when more information is available.
CINCINNATI —
A 4-year-old girl was seriously injured after falling out of a window at a Westwood apartment building.
According to the Cincinnati Police Department, officers responded to the 2700 block of East Tower Drive just before 6 p.m.
Police said the child fell from a 4th floor apartment window.
The child was taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital for treatment, where she remains in critical condition.
A witness at the scene said she was watching television in her first floor apartment when she heard a loud thud. Her daughter happened to be outside already and saw it all.
“She saw the baby fall out the window. She fell from the 4th floor,” said Jeannie Callahan. “I couldn’t imagine seeing a baby fall from the 4th floor. So we were trying to calm the baby down and keep her still while my daughter was calling 911. Well she already had 911 on the line by the time I had got out there.”
Police are still investigating.
WLWT will provide updates when more information is available.
