The child fell out of the hotel room window and into some trees and hedges, officials said.
2 pm/Fall injury: 8100 block Palm Parkway/8-year-old girl falls from 3rd floor hotel room, escapes with only a knee injury. Rescue 54 took her to @APHospital as a precaution to get checked out. Family checked in Thursday, from U.K. @OrangeCoSheriff investigating. pic.twitter.com/2NAyeIO41v
— OCFire Rescue (@OCFireRescue) August 1, 2019
Authorities said the child's family was visiting from the United Kingdom and they were on their way to Disney.
They were staying on the third floor at the Extended Stay America hotel near Lake Buena Vista, officials said.
The child was taken to the hospital as a precaution. The Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating the scene.
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