Boy survives fall from third floor in Dammam

Manama A five-year-old boy has survived a fall from the third floor of a building in Dammam, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, a local news portal reported on Friday.

According to Sabq, the boy was playing in their flat when he opened the window and fell.

His family took him to Dammam Central Hospital where doctors told them after carrying out tests that he was fine.

The father told the police that there was no foul play and that the boy's fall was an unfortunate accident.

Doctors kept him at the hospital to ensure there would be no complications, Sabq said.