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4-year-old survives fall from 10th floor of building, Chicago cops say

A 4-year-old girl fell out of a residential building and survived, Chicago police said.
A 4-year-old girl fell out of a residential building and survived, Chicago police said. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A 4-year-old girl fell from the 10th floor of a building in Chicago and survived, according to police.

The circumstances surrounding her fall were not released, but Chicago police said the girl fell out of a residential building the morning of March 11.

She suffered a head injury, police said, and was taken to the hospital in fair condition.

No one else was injured, police said.

The building is on the South Side of Chicago.

Police are continuing to investigate the incident.

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This story was originally published March 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM with the headline "4-year-old survives fall from 10th floor of building, Chicago cops say."

Kate Linderman
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Kate Linderman covers national news for McClatchy’s real-time team. She reports on politics and crime and courts news in the Midwest. Kate is a 2023 graduate of DePaul University and is based in Chicago.
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