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Tokyo First-Grader Survives Likely Fall From Fourth-Floor Balcony

The boy had been recuperating from influenza at home alone.

Overview

  • A resident called police around midday reporting a child had fallen at a five-story apartment in Wada 2-chome, Suginami Ward.
  • Officers found the child in a planting bed on the building grounds and he was transported conscious to a hospital.
  • Police say his injuries are not life-threatening, including a laceration to his left thigh.
  • The apartment’s entrance was locked, and responders noted a cooling sheet on his forehead used to manage fever.
  • Investigators believe he likely fell from his family’s fourth-floor balcony and are examining the scene and circumstances.