Eight 12 months previous boy falls 10 toes from storage roof after making an attempt to leap into pool in Marshall-Shadeland – CBS Pittsburgh

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – An 8-year-old boy is in critical condition after falling 10 feet from a garage roof in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood.

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Pittsburgh Public Safety said first responders dispatched after a 911 call Friday because a child was breathless around 6:30 p.m. on the 3100 block of Frederick Street

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When the officers arrived, they found the boy who had a head injury. Doctors took him to a local hospital.

Public safety said an investigation found the boy climbed on the roof and slipped while trying to jump into a pool. He fell about 10 feet.

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