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Vernon, B.C., toddler dies in fall from window

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 20 May, 2021 11:56 AM
  • Vernon, B.C., toddler dies in fall from window

A two-year-old child has died after a fall from a third-storey window at a home in Vernon, B.C.

A statement from RCMP says it happened Saturday, May 15.

The toddler was taken to hospital and police say they were informed about the fall the next day.

The statement does not say when the child died.

RCMP say no criminality is suspected in the death.

The BC Coroners Service is carrying out a separate investigation.

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