A child has been taken to a hospital in extremely critical condition after a statue fell on him at the Arizona Biltmore resort in Phoenix.
The incident happened at around 9 a.m. on Nov. 27 at the resort, which is located near 24th Street and Lincoln Drive.It's unclear how the statue fell from its pedestal. SkyFOX video over the resort showed crime scene tape in a lawn area.The 8-year-old boy was taken to Phoenix Children's Hospital."So there was, I was talking to some of the crews, we do have a fire station, right down the street – Phoenix Fire Station 17.
Those firefighters did an absolutely fabulous job getting this kid in the ambulance and transported to the hospital really quickly," Phoenix Fire Capt. Todd Keller said. "Talking to the captain, he stated the child is in extremely critical condition, was a little bit of a chaotic scene when they got in, but firefighters managed the scene, they managed the incident, got the patient to the hospital.
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