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It's a Miracle: Baby Survives 8-Floor Fall

By paulabernstein |

French Windows: Not Safe for ChildrenTalk about a bouncing baby boy!

An 18-month-old baby boy dropped eight stories from a Paris apartment building window before bouncing off a cafe awning and into the arms of a doctor passing by, according to French police. Amazingly, the boy wasn’t injured.

The Parisian toddler was left alone with his 4-year-old sister in the family apartment in eastern Paris while their parents went for a stroll on Monday, a French holiday. The French police have detained the boy’s parents for questioning, according to The New York Daily News.

Let’s hope they get more than a stern lecture about leaving their little kids home unattended — with the window open!

So how did this amazing rescue happen? A young man saw the baby tumble out the window and alerted his father, Dr. Philippe Bensignor, who rushed to catch the boy after he bounced off the awning of Le Vincennes, the ground floor restaurant.

“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,” Dr. Bensignor, told reporters. “The little boy was fine. He cried a little bit but calmed down straightaway.”

The amazing thing is that the cafe owner said he usually rolls up the awning, but left it open that afternoon. Talk about good luck!

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paulabernstein

Paula Bernstein is a freelance writer and social media manager with a background in entertainment journalism. She is also the co-author of Identical Strangers: A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited.

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0 thoughts on “It's a Miracle: Baby Survives 8-Floor Fall

  1. [...] The Parisian toddler was left alone with his 4-year-old sister in the family apartment in eastern Paris while their parents went for a stroll on Monday, a French holiday. Child Safety | Strollerderby [...]

  2. Laura says:

    What luck?? Nobody seemed to mention anything about the parents leaving a 4 yr old in charge of a 18 month old baby? Going for a stroll and admitting it? Shocking, at least lie and say you were in the shower. Horrible.

  3. lauren says:

    “at least lie and say you were in the shower” ? leaving your little kids alone is pretty horrible (and yes the article does mention that they are under questioning for doing so) but saying it’s better to LIE about it than admit their wrongdoing … really?

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