Fatal accident in Uster: 9-year-old boy dies after falling through awning



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Three children fell from a height of three meters from a sailboat in Uster on Saturday night. A nine-year-old boy died Sunday night from his injuries.

The children fell from about ten feet.

The children fell from about ten feet.

Photo: BRK News

After falling from a candle in Uster ZH, a nine-year-old boy died Sunday night from his injuries. The other two children will continue to receive treatment at the hospital. The condition of an eleven-year-old is critical but stable.

Canton Police Media Spokesperson discusses the status of the investigation into the case of the broken awning in Uster.

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The three boys, aged nine and eleven, had climbed into a solar sail at the upper school building in Uster on Saturday night at 7 pm, as the canton of Zurich police had announced on Saturday. For unknown reasons, the canopy broke: the children fell from about three meters into the depth.

They had to be transferred to hospitals in an ambulance and two rescue helicopters. According to police on Sunday, one of the children died from unspecified injuries that night.

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