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2-year-old falls from Montgomery Co. apartment balcony

By WTOP Staff

WASHINGTON — A toddler in Montgomery County is seriously hurt after falling from the balcony of a third floor of an apartment building Tuesday.

A 2-year-old boy fell from the third floor of a building on Hewitt Avenue near Georgia Avenue in Aspen Hill at about 5:30 p.m., says Montgomery County Fire Spokesman Pete Piringer.

Piringer says the child fell about 40 feet and has life-threatening injuries.

Emergency crews are transporting the child to a nearby hospital.

Piringer says adults were in the residence at the time of the incident.

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