UPDATE: 16 children, 1 adult injured after falling from platform at Winnipeg's Fort Gibraltar
Jay Shaw, assistant chief with the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, said they received a 911 call shortly before 10 a.m. on Wednesday. He said 16 children – all of whom are 10 to 11 years old – and one adult have been taken to hospital. Shaw said they were on a school field trip when they fell four to six metres while inside the Fort Gibraltar complex.
Shaw said he does not have further information at this time, but said there will be a briefing on the children's condition at the Winnipeg Children's Hospital at 2 p.m. CTV News will live-stream the event. In a statement to CTV News, St. John's-Ravenscourt School confirmed the students were a part of its Grade 5 class. The statement said parents and families of the students have been contacted. The remaining staff and students who were not injured have returned to school where they are receiving care from counsellors.
Chantelle Craig, a woman who lives in the area, said she was in her backyard Wednesday morning when she heard a siren.
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