Breathe a sigh of relief after fall

Boy (45) fell six meters from balcony

The ambulance brought the boy to Vöcklabruck Hospital (symbolic image)

(Bild: Evelyn Hronek)

Bad accident in Vöcklabruck! In an unobserved moment, a four-year-old boy went onto the balcony of the second-floor apartment of a house and fell over the railing. Now the all-clear has been given: the boy has been transferred to the normal ward.

It is every parent's nightmare: on Tuesday afternoon, the four-year-old boy was in the apartment in Vöcklabruck with his mother. When the woman was not attentive for a moment, the child opened the balcony door unnoticed.

Lost his balance
There, he probably climbed onto a chair, lost his balance and fell about six meters over the balcony railing. The boy crashed onto a piece of grass and lay screaming.

Taken to hospital
The ambulance was quickly on the scene and treated the injured child, who was then taken to Vöcklabruck Hospital. According to initial information, the injuries were not life-threatening and the grass had probably prevented worse.

Good news came from the hospital on Wednesday: the boy has now been transferred to the normal ward and will soon be able to leave the hospital.