Crime & Safety

Homestead Child Airlifted After School Injury

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue confirmed that a child under 10 suffered an injury at a Homestead elementary school and had to be airlifted.

HOMESTEAD, FL — A young child had to be airlifted on Tuesday after suffering an injury at a Homestead elementary school, according to Lt. Felipe Lay of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. The incident happened before 2 p.m. The child and elementary school were not immediately identified.

"A child less than 10-years-old suffered (a) fall and was airlifted out," Lay told Patch.

Photo courtesy Miami-Dade Fire Rescue

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