OAK BROOK, Ill. — A 5-year-old boy died after suffering a traumatic brain injury when he fell on his head during a wedding reception Friday at the Drake Hotel in Chicago.
An emergency physician in attendance performed life-saving techniques on the child around 10 p.m. while waiting for paramedics to arrive, the Chicago Tribune reported. The boy was taken to a hospital were he was pronounced dead.
Police said video from the hotel showed the boy, who has not been identified, lying across a table near a couch where other children were seated. When the other children got up to leave, the boy held the edges of the table while sliding off and the granite top fell on his head, WGN reported.
The hotel shared its condolences about the incident.
“Our team is heartbroken about this terrible accident,” officials said in a statement. “We wish to share our condolences with the family and friends affected. To respect their privacy, we aren’t able to share the specifics of the incident.”
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