How did the child get inside?

In the third fort of Kaunas district, a disaster occurred, which is fortunately ended well – a seven -year -old child fell from about 6 meters in height.

« The slope was climbed up, the balcony, there is such a window, » said Laurynas Cesna, the head of the community of « Deposits » about how the child entered the fort.

The window, through which it entered the inside of the fort, was wrapped in STOP strips.

« On the window through which the child entered the inside, the grilles were placed – the walls were fixed, but they were still visible, but they were simply peeled and the child got inside, after which the disaster happened, » explained L. Česna.

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As the building was locked on Sunday, there were no excursions, so firefighters had to cut a door lock to get inside.

« The lock was cut to get the rescuers inside where the child fell, » explained L. Cesna.

Inside, the darkness, the one on the first floor, the boy and the boy.

« The place where the child fell down – the old remaining stairs, left to show the guides during the excursion what they used to look. The child fell down the hole in the stairs, » the community leader said.

This is a place where visitors are not allowed even during excursions – only with guides who are well versed in the fort. There are many dangerous places here, so walking on your own is strictly forbidden.

« Bricks, wood things, pieces of metal were thrown on the floor. The child could have very serious injury, » Cesna said.

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After the cross, the boy complained of hand pain.

« The seven -year -old was brought to the medical institution. According to the data available, he was not one – officers are still in business, » explained Kaunas police spokeswoman Odeta Vaitkevičienė.

The community leader said that forts are not attracted to people for the first time – often trying to get arbitrarily here.

« See what’s inside, what it looks like – maybe you expect something valuable, but there is nothing there. You can contact Kaunas Fortress Park, agree with a guide – a professional will come, telling interesting stories, » – wondered L. Chekna.

Forts dangerous places are marked or fenced with metal fences. However, the Forts leader says thieves looking for metal do not use, so metal manufacturers have to work almost without interruption.

« In practice, we need to make something constantly producing something – placing fences, sealing, handling locks, trying to steal the metal. We will bring the grille to the place – we need to make stronger and stronger, » said Egidijus Bagdonas, head of Kaunas Fortress Park.

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Most forts are turned into parks where you can walk, but not inside – if there are no events.

« Once again, I would ask parents – don’t let the kids alone walk around the fort. Dangerous, especially where the grottoes are stated and written that you can’t go. You can walk around the fort – full of space, you can look at it, » said L. Cesna.

The municipality states that forts are a cultural heritage and therefore cannot be completely blocked.

« We would like to boil something, but we have to look at the legislation – how can we do it. What do we do? We continue the work we do now: management, security. We will also ask and ask the fort manager to whom the fort’s assets have been transferred.

In ten years, this is the second case when a child is injured by a child. In the summer of 2015, a 12-year-old girl fell from the 2nd Fort Tower in Kaunas-she suffered serious injuries, including the fracture of the skull.