Update:
A group of 5th-grade students from St. John's-Ravenscourt School was taking a tour of Fort Gibraltar when the raised bridge they were crossing broke beneath their feet.
A total of 28 people were assessed for injuries and 16 children and one adult were taken to hospital.
3 students were taken to hospital in unstable conditions, one of which will be monitored throughout the night. The remaining students will be discharged from the hospital over the rest of the day.
Reports say the worst of the injuries were broken bones and none of them were considered life-threatening in nature.
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16 children and one adult were injured in a serious fall from a raised platform at Fort Gibraltar in Winnipeg.
At 9:55 am on Wednesday, emergency services received a call about a school group that had fallen 15-20 feet. inside the fort.
Out of the group of children, ranging from ages 10-11, 3 of them were taken to the hospital in unstable conditions, and the rest remained in a stable state.
There's been no other word on the extent of the injuries, or what school group was involved.
This story will be updated today after 2 pm, as a news conference will unveil more details.
