The flag of Manitoba flies on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021 in Ottawa. Sixteen schoolchildren and one adult are in hospital after a fall at a popular tourist attraction in Winnipeg.. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
WINNIPEG – Sixteen schoolchildren and one adult are in hospital after a fall at a popular tourist attraction in Winnipeg.
Winnipeg paramedics say three children are in unstable condition after falling 4 1/2 to six metres inside Fort Gibraltar.
Another 13 children and one adult are in hospital in stable condition.
Paramedics say the information they received in a 911 call shortly before 10 a.m. is that the children are 10 to 11 years old.
Fort Gibraltar is a venue in the St. Boniface neighbourhood that hosts functions as well as historical re-enactments.
Hospital and paramedic representatives are expected to provide more information this afternoon.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on May 31, 2023.
Note to readers: This is a corrected story; An earlier version had the incorrect number of injured in the headline.
