Toddler survives seven-floor fall in France (And is caught)

afp ^ | Nov 2, 2010 | staff

[tlb]

PARIS (AFP) – An 18-month-old boy survived after falling seven floors and bouncing off a Paris cafe awning into the arms of a passer-by, witnesses said Tuesday.

"My son saw a little boy on a balcony. He had gone right outside the railing... I said to myself I mustn't miss him," the toddler's saviour, local doctor Philippe Bensignor, told AFP, recounting Monday's drama.

"I had time to move from side to side to get in the right position," he added. "The little boy was fine. He cried a little bit but calmed down straightaway."

"We were closed yesterday but the mechanical device for closing the awning wasn't working."

[tlb]

I have to admit my first thought was recalling OJ Simpson catching the falling infant in the Police Squad movie. Then doing the end-zone dance and about to spike the "ball" before the mother grabs back the child.

[TAdams8591]

"We were closed yesterday but the mechanical device for closing the awning wasn't working."

WOW!!! Miracle is right. : )

[PastorBooks]

Praise the Lord!

[skr]

All glory to Him!

[Nickname]

How cool. What a miracle! Many tears of happiness all around I’m sure.

[ASOC]

When I was atcice duty we used to call these a “Finger of God” save - that is to say, the only way the person was alive was due to Divine intervention.

Thanks for posting, always nice to read a bit of good news.

[miss marmelstein]

It reminds me of the Francois Truffaut movie “Small Change,” in which Baby Gregory falls out of an apartment building, lands on a shrub and ends up laughing on the ground. Charming film.