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2-Year-Old Recuperating After Fall From Bleachers at El Capitan High

The medical condition of the child was not publicly available.

A child plummeted at least 16 feet from high school stadium bleachers was recuperating Sunday in Children's Hospital.

The incident occurred about 3:57 p.m. Saturday at El Capitan High School's stadium, 10410 Ashwood St., a Heartland fire dispatcher said.

Witnesses said a child, age 2, fell from the top level of the bleachers.

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Parents cared for the child until paramedics arrived. No names were released, and the medical condition was not publicly available.

-City News Service

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