Winnipeg, Jun 1: Sixteen schoolchildren and one adult were hospitalised after falling Wednesday from a platform inside Fort Gibraltar, a popular tourist attraction in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Dr Karen Gripp from the Children's Hospital emergency department said all but one has been treated and released from hospital after falling as much as six metres. Canada Bus Crash: Indian-Origin Man From Amritsar Among Four Killed After Vehicle Overturned on Icy Highway in British Columbia on Christmas Eve.

Gripp said one child remains admitted for observation. The injuries include broken bones. "It could have been so so much worse," Gripp said. Paramedics said they were told in a 911 call shortly before 10 am that the children are 10 to 11 years old. Canada: 20-Year-Old Haryana Student Dies After Being Hit, Dragged by Truck in Toronto.

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Fort Gibraltar, built in 1810, was a hub for the fur trade in the early days of Winnipeg. It now hosts functions and historical re-enactments.

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