A four-year-old child was taken to the hospital yesterday afternoon following a serious fall from a balcony on the third floor of a Hollywood apartment complex, officials confirmed. The frightening incident took place on Polk Street near West Dixie Highway, as CBS Miami reported.
The child, whose condition remains unknown, was immediately attended to by the Hollywood Fire Department after the drop, initially treated at the scene before being transported to Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital as a trauma alert, which suggests the severity of the situation, showing how critical the moments following such an accident can be yet the full extent of the child's injuries has not been disclosed. According to NBC Miami, the police received reports of the fall shortly before 2 p.m., but the events leading up to it remain unclear at this time.
Hollywood Police are now conducting an investigation to discern what caused the child to fall from the balcony this could involve examining the property for any structural hazards, interviewing potential witnesses, and considering other factors that might have played a role in the incident.
