World · East Asia & Pacific · 10 hrs ago
Three-year-old dies after fall from Samarinda hotel balcony
A three-year-old girl died after falling from a hotel balcony in Samarinda, Indonesia, on October 14.
She fell from the fifth floor of Hotel Mesra, where she was staying with her family.
Police say her parents were having breakfast in the hotel restaurant; preliminary information says the girl was in the room with her younger sibling.
Police said the door leading to the balcony was open and unlocked, but the cause of the fall remains under investigation.
Officers have inspected the scene, spoken with witnesses and collected evidence.
Police plan to question the parents when possible, and the hotel says it will review the facilities once it has more information about what happened.
A three-year-old girl died after falling from a fifth-floor hotel balcony in Samarinda, Indonesia.
The fall happened at Hotel Mesra on the morning of 14 October 2026, while her parents were having breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
Police said the girl was in the room with her younger sibling and that the balcony door was open and unlocked.
Police are investigating the circumstances and have examined the scene and questioned witnesses.
The hotel manager said the hotel would review its facilities and access after learning more about what happened.
- Who
- A three-year-old girl identified as RK; one article also refers to her as RKS.
- What
- She died after falling from a fifth-floor hotel balcony.
- When
- 14 October 2026, at about 08:30 local time.
- Where
- Hotel Mesra in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
- Why
- The cause of the fall is not yet known. Police are investigating.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The child fell from the fifth-floor balcony at Hotel Mesra while her parents were having breakfast.
Police examined the scene with an identification team and began investigating the circumstances.
Police said the balcony door was unlocked and open and that the investigation was continuing.
- Age
- 3 years
- Hotel
- Hotel Mesra, Samarinda
- Floor
- Fifth
- Incident date
- 14 October 2026
- Reported time
- About 08:30 local time
- Balcony door
- Unlocked and open
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What people are saying
Yes, at that time the victim was in the room with her younger sibling, and then both parents went down to have breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
Yes, the balcony door was unlocked and open.
The parents were at the restaurant having breakfast.
We do not yet know what caused the incident, because we have not received information.