A one-year-old boy fell from a hotel window and died

On April 15, one-year-old Madden Hine, from Minnesota, USA, was pronounced dead after falling from a hotel window two days earlier.

The incident occurred on the third floor of the Club House Hotel and Suites in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, around 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 13. He did not say how the boy got out of the window.

– A tragic accident

The one-year-old boy survived the fall, but was taken to hospital in critical condition. Two days later, on the evening of April 15, he died.

– There is no indication of anything other than that this was a tragic accident, Sam Clements of the local police tells the newspaper. Star Tribune.

It further explains that witnesses at the scene provided life-saving first aid to the boy until health workers arrived. Madden had a pulse but was not conscious.

The police are investigating the incident.

Organ donation

The family conveyed the news of the death in A Facebook posts. They write that they share the message with a heavy heart:

“Our dear little Madden received his angelic wings late Monday, April 15. We miss him so much and are struggling to process this. Madden was a donor, and his organs will now save many more lives. Our little boy is a true superhero,” the parents wrote. Catherine Nasby Hine and Alex Hine.

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A family friend created kronerrolling Collection site GoFundMe, where the family thanks for all the support during this difficult time.

“Madden has wonderful, loving parents who are teachers, an older sister who is three years old and a little brother on the way. “It's due in August,” she says.

At the time of writing, more than US$69,420 has been raised – about NOK 763,000 at today's exchange rate.