Toddler Survives Four-Story Fall In Serra Mesa

SAN DIEGO, CA — Thanks, apparently, to a fortuitously located tree, a toddler escaped major injury Wednesday when she plunged from a fourth-floor window at a Serra Mesa apartment building.

The 18-month-old's multi-story fall was reported shortly after 2 p.m. in the 2300 block of Russell Park Way, near the intersection of Friars Road and Qualcomm Way, according to the San Diego Police Department.

Paramedics took the girl to Rady Children's Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening trauma, SDPD Officer Darius Jamsetjee said.

Initial reports suggested that a tree broke the child's fall, preventing serious injury, Jamsetjee said.

— City News Service