Child Falls From Church Balcony
Child Left Church After Services
POSTED: Sunday, March 14, 2010
UPDATED: 8:40 am EDT March 15, 2010
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A 2-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital Sunday after falling from a balcony on the second-story of his church.David Acosta was with his parents at their church off US-441 and Broward Boulevard when he somehow got out of their sight for a few moments, police said. During that time he ran up to the second story of their church, climbed over a balcony, and fell two-stories into a parking lot below. Witnesses said the boy was unconscious.“It was a hard pain in my heart,” the boy’s father Jose Acosta told Local 10’s Jeff Weinsier.Acosta said he then just started to pray, and moments later his toddler began crying. He was alert.“I can’t believe it when I see my baby,” Acosta said.David was taken to Broward General Medical Center where he will most likely stay until Monday.Police have ruled the incident an accident.The boy suffered only some bumps and bruises.
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