FAIRFAX, Va. -- A child died on Monday afternoon after falling from a 24th floor apartment balcony in Fairfax.
Fairfax emergency services were called to the the Skyline Towers Apartment Complex in the 5600 block of Seminary Road,
When they arrived, they found a 2-year-old boy dead at the scene.
This is the same complex where a 3-year-old child fell out of a window and died on May 30.
After these two recent incidents, WUSA9 looked into how often these falls occur. According to "Safe Kids Worldwide," a group that advocates for kids' safety, there were nearly 3 million "fall-related" injuries among children, requiring treatment in an emergency room in 2011.
The group also estimates that 3,300 kids under five years old are injured each year, after falling from windows. All in all, the group said 127 children died from "fall-related injuries" in 2010.
The group offered a series of tips to keep children safe, which you can find here: https://www.safekids.org/safetytips
According to police, an adult caretaker was attending to another child in the apartment at the time of the fall.
An investigation is underway.
