Fell 12 meters

Toddler dies after falling from a window in Schwechat

A 19-month-old boy fell from a window on the third floor of an apartment building in Schwechat (district of Bruck an der Leitha) on Saturday afternoon. 

The toddler was critically injured and flown to Vienna General Hospital by helicopter after receiving emergency medical treatment. However, the boy died in the evening hours, according to the Lower Austria Provincial Police Directorate. Investigations into the circumstances were ongoing.

Fell twelve meters
The boy probably fell from a height of around twelve meters in an unobserved moment. The cause of the window fall shortly after 3 p.m. was initially unknown. 

According to a police spokesperson, as is usual in such cases, the case is being investigated for involuntary manslaughter.