Girl Fell into Retention Basin in Vienna-Liesing

The child had fallen off her bicycle and slipped under a railing. The injured girl was brought to street level with a rescue stretcher and a pulley and handed over to the professional rescue service. According to the announcement on Monday, 23 people and five vehicles from the Vienna professional fire brigade were involved in the operation.

Despite wearing a helmet, the girl suffered minor head injuries and bruises and was flown to a hospital with the Vienna rescue helicopter.

Vienna Fire Brigade Came to the Aid of Girl in Retention Basin

"There was no water in it," said fire brigade spokesman Jürgen Figerl to APA. The girl, who was on a bike trip with her family, was injured but responsive. According to rescue spokeswoman Corina Had, the six-year-old suffered bruises in addition to the presumably minor head injuries. The child was wearing a helmet, as required in Austria until the age of twelve. The rope technology deployment group of the professional rescue service supported the operation, reported Had.

(APA/Red)

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