NORTH MIAMI, Fla. – An 8-year-old boy is in the hospital after falling from a seventh floor window in North Miami.
It happened Saturday morning at a building near the intersection of Northeast 123rd Street and 14th Avenue.
Marcos Sosa was returning from a morning walk around his apartment.
“Hoping for the best,” Sosa said.
In Spanish, Sosa said the boy was unconscious, but there was no blood. He said the boy landed just a few inches from a fire hydrant with narrow protruding edges.
Authorities said the young boy survived the fall, though he did suffer multiple broken bones and CT scans are still pending.
He was rushed to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he is currently being treated.
Reached by phone, the boy’s father said his son was leaning against a window screen and was trying to speak with friends when the screen gave way, sending him out the window.
Police spent several hours at the complex snapping photos and speaking with residents.
No additional information was initially made available by police.