2-year-Old Badly Hurt in Fall Out 2nd Floor Window

Update, May 23:

According to Lawrence Township police, injuries to the 2-year-old were not as bad as was originally feared. The child has been released from the hospital and is home recovering from his injuries, including the femur fracture. Police have ruled the boy’s fall an accident, having determined that there was a screen in the window, but the screen popped out when the 2-year-old leaned against it.  

Original Story, May 18:

A 2-year-old boy had to be flown by medical helicopter to a Philadelphia hospital after he fell out a second-floor window at a Lawrence Township apartment building on Thursday (May 17).

The fall occurred about 3:30 p.m. at the Eggerts Crossing Village apartment complex in the 100 block of Johnson Avenue.

Reportedly suffering from multiple internal injuries, including rib fractures and a compound femur fracture, the boy was rushed via ambulance to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton.

From there, he was medevaced to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Authorities said his injuries were potentially life-threatening.

The circumstances of how the boy fell from the window are currently under investigation by Lawrence Township police and officials from the state’s Division of Youth and Family Services.