Girl, one, to be operated on after surviving fall from second floor window

A baby girl has miraculously survived after falling from a second floor window at a South London home. The one-year-old child was taken to hospital from Lewisham shortly after midday on Monday (February 28). Police and paramedics rushed to the scene at Mercy Terrace, on Algernon Road and airlifted the infant to a major trauma centre.

The toddler is currently being treated for her injuries according to her aunt who was at the scene. Speaking to MyLondon, the aunt told that the little girl would be receiving surgery for her injuries.

Police told MyLondon that they would be monitoring the scene and that enquiries were still ongoing. The young girl fell from a height at the back of the home according to police in the area.

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A Met Police spokesperson said: “Police were called by LAS at 12:09hrs on Monday, 28 February to a residential address in Algernon Road SE13 following reports of a child fallen from height.

“Officers responded. The child was taken to hospital by air ambulance; we await a condition update. Officers remain at the scene and enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing.”

While a London Ambulance Service spokesperson said:”We were called at 12:07pm today (28 February) to reports of an incident at a residential address on Mercy Terrace, Lewisham.

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“We sent an ambulance crew, a medic in car and an incident response officer to the scene. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance. The first of our medics arrived in under two minutes.

“We treated an infant at the scene and took them to a major trauma centre.”

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