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Five-Year-Old Dies After Fall From Bermeo Apartment Building

Authorities describe the fall as apparently accidental pending the police investigation.

Overview

  • The fall occurred around 3:30 p.m. at No. 8 Iparragirre Street in the Biscay town of Bermeo.
  • Emergency crews attempted to resuscitate the child without success, and a physician certified the death at the scene.
  • A field hospital was deployed to allow responders to work with discretion in the public area.
  • Basque autonomous police sent their ocular inspections unit to collect evidence in a nearby alley as part of the inquiry.
  • Local media reported the boy, identified by the initial A., lived with his mother and a 15-year-old brother and was of South American origin.