# Caen: a five-year-old child dies after a fall from the fourth floor

> A five-year-old child fell from a window on the fourth floor of a building in the Chemin-Vert neighborhood in Caen on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, and did not survive

**In brief**: Security event (severity: notable) in Caen (Calvados), first detected on 27 October 2026 at 20:40. Reported by 3 sources (4 articles), last updated on 28 October 2026 at 13:28. Reported toll: 1 death.

- Category: Security
- Severity: Notable
- Place: Caen — Calvados
- First detected: 27 October 2026 at 20:40
- Updated: 28 October 2026 at 13:28
- Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/events/2268-caen-a-five-year-old-child-dies-after-a-fall-from-the-fourth-floor

## Reported figures

- 1 deaths

## Sources (4 articles)

- [Un enfant succombe à une chute depuis le dernier étage d’un immeuble à Caen](https://www.ouest-france.fr/faits-divers/accidents/un-enfant-succombe-a-une-chute-mortelle-depuis-le-dernier-etage-dun-immeuble-a-caen-11662b8a-d23a-11f1-af78-2d36ec019942?utm_source=fluxpublicactu&utm_medium=fluxrss&utm_campaign=banquedecontenu) — Ouest-France, 27 October 2026 at 20:40
- [Un enfant âgé de 5 ans meurt après une chute du quatrième étage d'un immeuble à Caen](https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/normandie/calvados/caen/un-enfant-age-de-5-ans-meurt-apres-une-chute-du-quatrieme-etage-d-un-immeuble-a-caen-3440226.html) — France 3 Régions, 28 October 2026 at 08:38
- [Un enfant de 5 ans meurt après une chute d’un immeuble à Caen](https://actu.fr/normandie/caen_14118/un-enfant-de-5-ans-meurt-apres-une-chute-dun-immeuble-a-caen_64983967.html) — Actu.fr, 28 October 2026 at 09:45
- [Enfant décédé après une chute mortelle à Caen : la piste accidentelle privilégiée](https://www.ouest-france.fr/faits-divers/accidents/enfant-decede-apres-une-chute-mortelle-a-caen-la-piste-accidentelle-privilegiee-59c6c94c-d2c2-11f1-81f2-0d14b9f9c452?utm_source=fluxpublicactu&utm_medium=fluxrss&utm_campaign=banquedecontenu) — Ouest-France, 28 October 2026 at 13:28

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