Toddler Survives 8 Story Fall
Wow, what a wonderful and amazing story. Tough kid.
The baby's fall on Friday, May 15, 2009 was broken by these shrubs at the base of this apartment building at 1300 Mississauga Valley Blvd. Image from CTV.ca
Mississauga toddler survives eight-story drop
By Chelsea Murray, National Post | May 15, 2009 | network.nationalpost.com
A toddler has survived an eight-storey fall from a Mississauga high-rise, Peel police said.
The boy fell from his mother’s arms today from a building at 1300 Mississauga Valley Boulevard.
“He had been in his mother’s arms on the balcony and he started wriggle to the point where she lost her grip on him,” said Cst. Marlene Murphy.
Peel police said the boy landed on some dense shrubbery directly below the balcony, and suffered from scratches and a broken nose, but remains in hospital for observation.
‘‘The shrubs essentially broke his fall, and that’s what essentially saved his life,’’ Const. J.P. Valade told CP24.
Rami Kandil, 14, was walking out of the building when he heard people screaming and saw the toddler’s grandfather searching through the bushes.
“I came down and he was searching through the bushes, then right when he grabbed the kid, that’s when he started crying,” said Rami, whose mother owns Danuta Cleaning Services, based in the same high-rise. “I’m guessing he was in shock or something.”
A group of people gathered around the boy — whose face was bleeding — looking “shook” and “in shock,” he added. “They were yelling like crazy too.”
Cst. Murphy said they’ve determined the fall was “a dreadful accident.”