A four-year-old girl is recovering after she fell out of a third story window at her Lynnwood home, and county officials worry more incidents are coming soon.Officials with South County Fire report a child fell out of her townhouse window around 8 p.m. on Saturday.The incident happened on 40th Avenue West in Lynnwood, but this is just one of eight similar incidents just in the month of June for Snohomish County .
"If you have a window in your house, and you have a child that lives there, your child has a potential to fall out of that window,’ said Guzman.Guzman says this growing issue can be addressed easily with a $5 to $10 window stopper. She says the devices are simple to install, are not permanent and can save your child’s life.This issue is not a unique problem for Snohomish County.Harborview Medical Center reports treating 40 to 50 children every year who have fallen from windows.
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