Overview
- Police arrived within a minute, found the boy conscious and breathing, and took him to a hospital, where he remains stable and is expected to recover.
- Detectives say he may have fallen through a common-area window screen that had been opened to cool the apartment, though the cause is still under investigation.
- Investigators estimate the fall at more than 60 feet, noting he narrowly missed large utility boxes and landed on a patch of mulch that likely softened the impact.
- Sgt. Elise Miranda urged families to check screen locks, confirm screens are intact, and add child safety tools around windows as warmer weather leads to more open windows.
- Police say the family is cooperating, and a separate Worcester case captured on body camera showed another child’s seven-story fall cushioned by mulch.