Three-year-old girl FALLS 30m down a cliff in KwaZulu-Natal

Three-year-old girl FALLS 30m down a cliff in KwaZulu-Natal Photos: MediResponse/Supplied

Three-year-old girl FALLS 30m down a cliff in KwaZulu-Natal

Paramedics said the toddler, a three-year-old girl, had fallen approximately thirty meters down a cliff on Monday afternoon.

Three-year-old girl FALLS 30m down a cliff in KwaZulu-Natal

Three-year-old girl FALLS 30m down a cliff in KwaZulu-Natal Photos: MediResponse/Supplied

A three-year-old girl had fallen approximately thirty meters down a cliff on Monday afternoon.

THE THREE-YEAR-OLD WAS ROAMING THE CLIFF’S EDGE WHEN SHE FELL

According to Medi Response spokesperson Paul Herbst, the three-year-old girl was walking around the cliff’s edge when she fell.

It is believed her parents were inside their home somewhere in the proximity of the cliff.

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EMS HAD TO BREAK A HOLE THROUGH A WALL TO ACCESS THE LITTLE GIRL

“Advanced life support paramedics and search and rescue unit responded to Umgeni Road in Durban for reports of a child that had fallen down a cliff.”

Toddler falls 30m down a cliff in KwaZulu-Natal
Toddler falls 30m down a cliff in KwaZulu-Natal Photo: MediResponse

He said on the arrival of crews, it was established that a three-year-old child had fallen approximately thirty meters down a cliff.

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“Together with Metro Police Search and Rescue, crews broke a hole through a wall to access a pathway to the child.

“The child was found to have sustained moderate injuries and was packaged and carried out of the area to an awaiting Medi Response ambulance.”

Paul Herbst

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THE LITTLE GIRL WAS RUSHED TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL

Herbst said the little girl was stable and was transported to a nearby hospital for further care.

This comes a day after the body of a four-month-old baby was found floating in a river in the Isithebe area on Saturday morning.

THE BODY OF THE BABY WAS FOUND FLOATING IN THE RIVER

According to IPSS Medical Rescue, the baby went missing the previous evening during load shedding. Despite family and community searching throughout the night, the baby was not found.

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On Saturday morning, members of the community spotted the body while they were walking next to the river.

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