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Cyprus: Child falls from third floor balcony, survives

ByFamagusta Gazette

Jul 30, 2025

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE  — A 3-year-old child was hospitalized with a head injury and lung trauma after falling from the third floor of an apartment building in Limassol, authorities said Wednesday.

The fall, which occurred from a height of nearly eight meters (26 feet), took place while the child and a 9-year-old sibling were under the supervision of their 19-year-old sister, according to officials.

The child is being treated at Makarios Hospital in Nicosia and is in stable condition.

Police said the circumstances of the incident are under investigation.

In March 2025, a 14-year-old boy died after falling from the 34th floor of an unfinished high-rise in Limassol,

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