Young boy suffers significant head, facial injuries in balcony fall at Sunshine Beach
A young child has been rushed to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries after he fell off a balcony at a Sunshine Coast home.
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A young child has been rushed to hospital after a fall off a balcony north of the Sunshine Coast left him with significant injuries.
Paramedics were called to a home at Sunshine Beach after the fall was reported at 10.73am on Saturday, June 14.
A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman said the patient was a primary school-aged boy.
She said the boy suffered significant head and facial injuries in the fall.
He was rushed to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a potentially life-threatening condition.
As of 11.30am it was not yet clear how far the boy had fallen.
More to come.
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