Two-year-old boy seriously injured in fall from balcony in Mississauga

A young boy fell from the balcony of an apartment at 2111 Roche Court on Friday, August 5, 2022. Mark Douglas/City680

By Michael Talbot

Posted August 5, 2022 6:43 pm.

Last Updated August 5, 2022 10:06 pm.

A two-year-old boy is in serious condition after falling from a third-floor balcony at a residential building in Mississauga on Friday evening.

Emergency crews were called to the scene at 2111 Roche Court near Erin Mill Parkway and Fowler Drive at around 5:15 p.m.

The boy was rushed to hospital with what police said was potentially life-threatening injuries. They later updated the child’s condition to non-life threatening just before 10 p.m.

The investigation into what led up to the fall is ongoing.

Rear of a building in Mississauga in which a young child fell from a third floor balcony. CITYNEWS/Mark Douglas

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