標題: Two-year-old dies after falling from window [打印本頁] 作者: tiffiant 時間: 2011-6-4 07:43 標題: Two-year-old dies after falling from window
Two-year-old dies after falling from window
Two serious incidents within 20 minutes in New Westminster
Sheila Scott Jun 04, 2011 00:29:11 AM
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NEW WESTMINSTER (NEWS1130) - A two-year-old girl has died after falling from an eighth story window in New Westminster. It happened around 2:30 pm Friday on 5th Avenue near 10th Street, and appears to be accidental.
About 30 minutes later, New West police responded to a similar call. A 20 month old had fallen from an apartment window. That child should be okay.
Police are reminding parents to be cautious with children around doors, windows, and balconies.
In May a four-year-old girl fell two storeys onto a concrete patio in West Vancouver, an eight-year-old boy fell from a four-storey building in Abbotsford, and in March a three-year-old girl fell from a window in Langley.
Childproofer Erin Johnston says all parents with small children should childproof their windows. "Screens don't prevent kids from falling out windows. Screens aren't very tight, you can usually just push them and they come off. I think a lot of parents sometimes think, 'oh, there's a screen there.' But, they're only held on to with those little plastic knobs."
She says some parents may not like the aesthetic of a childproofed window, but there are lots of different options作者: tiffiant 時間: 2011-6-4 07:43
