Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Toddler Caught by Two Men After 40-Foot Fall from Window

March 31: Passers-by catch a toddler falling from a third story window of her home in Lawrence, Mass.Talk about being in the right place at the right time...and having the courage to do something wonderful:
Two men were being hailed as heroes by police on Monday for catching a toddler who fell 40 feet from a home's third-story window.

Robert Lemire told the North-Andover (Mass.) Eagle-Tribune newspaper that he was talking on his cell phone Sunday evening outside a pizza shop in Lawrence, about 25 miles north of Boston, when he saw the toddler dangling from a window across the street.

The 45-year-old father of two bolted across a busy street, where he met 23-year-old Alex Day, who had been inside the home at a Bible study meeting. Together, they caught the 18-month-old before she hit the ground.
> Read more at MSBNC

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*Thanks to happytweets for the tip on this great story!

3 comments:

  1. I heard about this on the Radio. What an amazing story.
    Thank you for sharing.
    Giovanna Garcia
    Imperect Action is better than NO Action

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  2. That is definitely an amazing story. Thanks for posting it because I doubt I would have heard about it otherwise.

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  3. Thanks all - it is a fantastic story that needs to be shared. I hope it inspires others to take action if they ever happen upon a similar situation.

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