MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (WJLA) – An investigation is underway after a younger baby fell from the fifteenth story of an house constructing in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Thursday.
Officers say the kid was taken to the hospital with a damaged arm.
A bush might have saved the boy’s life, in accordance with investigators.
Montgomery County police and fireplace departments responded to the high-rise house on Oak Leaf Drive in White Oak the place the 2-year-old boy fell 15 flooring from a balcony.
“I used to be so scared. I used to be simply considering, if it had been my daughter, what would I do? As a result of as a mother, listening to that may be very, very unhappy,” constructing resident Grace Andoh stated.
As soon as emergency personnel arrived, they found that the boy’s life was saved when he landed on bushes on the bottom stage.
“Think about 15 tales, coming down with such pace and to outlive is unbelievable,” one other constructing resident stated.
The hearth division says the boy got here away from that terrifying fall nonetheless acutely aware.
A damaged arm is his solely apparent damage.
Different mother and father within the constructing had been shocked after discovering out what occurred, however they are saying they know kids usually play on the balconies. Some added that they sometimes see individuals across the identical bushes looking for gadgets like cellphones or keys that some kids threw over the sting.
One resident instructed that the kid might have been in a position to climb onto one thing and recover from the balcony fence.
The incident remains to be being investigated.
Police say no prison fees have been filed at the moment.
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