Another amazing save in N.Y. City: Men Catch Toddler after 4 story fall from fire escape.

[Minnesota_Lib]

Men Catch Toddler After Tumble From Fire Escape
January 04, 2007

http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=65641

Two men in the Bronx made a heroic catch after a toddler fell off a fire escape Thursday afternoon from his fourth floor apartment in East Tremont.

Police tell NY1 that just after noon, 3-year-old Timothy Addo wandered out an open window and onto a fire escape, while his babysitter was in the bathroom smoking a cigarette. A neighbor caught sight of the boy and yelled down to two men on the street just before the boy slipped and fell four stories into their waiting arms.

“I started screaming, come back, come back, Julio, I cannot do this by myself,” said Pedro Navarez. “As I’m calling him back, I look up again, the kid’s falling down, so he ran right there, we’re both waiting to catch him, so he hit the branch, so he went to Julio’s side.”

“As he was coming down I noticed he was a pretty big kid, a pretty big kid. It’s so fortunate that he was standing right next to me, ‘cause actually he bounced right off of me – I couldn’t get a good grip – and he grabbed him,” said Julio Gonzalez.

The little boy was taken to hospital, but has since been released with just minor cuts and bruises. Navarez and Gonzalez are being hailed as heroes.
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I suspect that babysitter might be unemployed as of today.

[orpupilofnature57]

1. Courage

[htuttle]

2. So, is everyone in NYC walking around in a cape and tights this week, or what?

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[Old and In the Way]

6. That was my thought, too!

Maybe something added to the water? Truly great stories for the Big Apple.

[Minnesota_Lib]

8. I was wondering that myself. Maybe it is the good karma radiating from all us Dems this week.

:) :) :) :) :)

BTW, Weslsey (the Subway Superman) Autrey taped an interview with Letterman this morning. Hoping it will be on tonight.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070104/subway_hero_070104/20070104?hub=World

LOL..Trump gave him $10,000.

[Nay]

3. That is one lucky baby, and those are two wonderful men!

[tridim]

4. Lots of good news occurring lately!

:D

Good karma.

[midnight]

5. Wow. This is truely great news.

[Wickerman]

7. Can you imagine the force a say 30 lb kid gathers a 4 story fall?

It is a good thing there were two guys there - one lucky kid and two brave guys.

[williesgirl]

9. Someone ought to shove a cigarette down that babysitter's throat. And I'm a smoker.

Thank God those heroes were there to save him. Why in hell's sake would anyone leave a window open wide enough for a 3-yr old to get outside?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

11. Who?

Eric Clapton?

:hide:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

12. Michael Jackson maybe>?

LOL

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

13. In all honesty...

there's usually a strong desire to lynch somebody when this sort of thing happens.

But accidents happen.

The most responsible parent in the world can turn their back on a three year old for half a second, and then they turn around the kid's stick a fork in an electric socket.

[seabeyond]

10. wow... wow wow wow. that is such a good story. look at all the good

going on in nyc. i had so much fun watching the other mans brite smile on tv last night and now this. gonna make nyc feel awfully good.

[Catherine Vincent]

14. What a great story!

It's too bad it wasn't caught on video.

[alcibiades_mystery]

15. Love my town

NYC boy here. We'll push your car out of a snowbank, too, if it ever fucking snows again...:-)

[soothsayer]

16. prolly publicity for NBC's "Heroes"