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B.C. toddler airlifted to Vancouver after tumble from third-floor balcony

A toddler had to be airlifted to hospital in Vancouver after tumbling from a third-floor balcony in Kelowna, B.C.
B.C. Children's Hospital.
B.C. Children's Hospital.

A toddler had to be airlifted to B.C. Children's Hospital in Vancouver after tumbling from a third-floor balcony in Kelowna, B.C.

RCMP report the two-year-old fell early Saturday from the balcony of an apartment complex in Kelowna's Rutland neighbourhood.

A woman living on the ground floor of the complex heard the child screaming and called for help.

Amanda Beaudry says the boy was responsive but had scratches, a cut behind his ear and a large lump on the back of his head.

She says his mother was with him by the time paramedics arrived and Beaudry has since learned the toddler suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries.

An RCMP news release says police and officials from the Ministry of Child and Family Development are looking into what happened. (CKIZ, CKNW)