DENVER — The parents of an 11-year-old girl who fell six stories out the window of a Denver hotel-turned-shelter told investigators they opened the sliding door due to the “unbearable heat and not being able to breathe,” according to a police report obtained by Denver7.
At around 2:15 p.m. on July 7, the Denver Fire Department (DFD) announced via social media that firefighters were responding to the scene and added the child was awake and responsive but had multiple injuries. She had fallen and landed on a “second-story structure” that was next to the building and suffered several fractures and lacerations.
About 15 minutes later, fire officials said the child had been admitted to Children’s Hospital Colorado.
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Child seriously injured after falling 6 stories from window at Denver shelter
The incident happened at the Tamarac Family Shelter, the site of the former Embassy Suites hotel in southeast Denver, which was purchased by the city in late 2023 and converted to a shelter for unhoused families as part of Mayor Mike Johnston’s housing initiative. It is operated by The Salvation Army…