15-month-old boy survives 11-story fall in US

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'Miracle baby' survives 11-story fall in US

WASHINGTON - A 15-month-old US boy has survived an 11-story fall from a balcony at his parents' apartment in Minneapolis, Minnesota, local media reported Wednesday.

Musa Dayib has been nicknamed "the miracle baby" after escaping death despites lipping through the railing and making a perilous fall.

In addition to fractures to both his arms, his backbone and his ribs, Dayib also suffered a concussion and is breathing through a ventilator. In critical but stable condition, he is expected to survive.

The boy was apparently saved by his soft landing spot, on a mulched area.

"If you and I fell that far, we would be dead," Tina Slusher said from the pediatric intensive care unit at Hennepin County Medical Center, the Star Tribune reported.

"He’s a baby and... they tend to be more flexible and pliable than you and I would be. Having said that, it’s a real gift from God that he made it because this is a huge fall."

The Tribune said the boy, from the large Somali American community of Minneapolis, fell from his family’s balcony around 8:00 pm Sunday (0100 GMT Monday).

"When people found out he survived, no one could believe it," said local community activist Abdirizak Bihi, who spent time at the hospital with the family on Monday.

The boy’s uncle Abdirahim Ahmed told NBC television affiliate KARE he was worried about Dayib’s parents.

"I don’t think my brother and his wife will recover from this. They really torture themselves," he said.

Dayib’s mother was running errands nearby while his father watched him and his three-year-old sister. The father was getting something in another room when his daughter ran over and said her brother fell.

"It took place in less than a minute," Bihi said, adding that it was the daughter who had apparently opened the balcony door.

Slusher said it was too early to tell whether Dayib would suffer any long-term complications from his big fall, but he will likely be out of the hospital in weeks or months.

"I expect him to survive," she said. "It’s amazing."
AFP


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[lee b]

Amazing ! soft landing or not who a baby survived a fall from this height is behond me ! Oh the father, what must he of felt when he knew that the baby slipped through the balcony railings???? 11 floors up.....

[daoyai]

Mulch saves the day.

[Pikeybkk]

or WTH is a 15 month old baby doing out on a balcony in the first place

[samjaidee]

or WTH is a 15 month old baby doing out on a balcony in the first place

Didn't you read the original post?

His three year old sister opened the balcony door while the father was out of the room for a minute.

I hope that clarifies things for you.

[John1965]

Having said that, it’s a real gift from God that he made it because this is a huge fall."

If so, than why didn't god prevent it in the first place?

[samjaidee]

Having said that, it’s a real gift from God that he made it because this is a huge fall."

If so, than why didn't god prevent it in the first place?

What is this god thing you're writing about? I've heard mention of it but yet to see any evidence.

[johnh869]

or WTH is a 15 month old baby doing out on a balcony in the first place

Didn't you read the original post?

His three year old sister opened the balcony door while the father was out of the room for a minute.

I hope that clarifies things for you.

What's the three year old sister doing out on the balcony!

[samjaidee]

or WTH is a 15 month old baby doing out on a balcony in the first place

Didn't you read the original post?

His three year old sister opened the balcony door while the father was out of the room for a minute.

I hope that clarifies things for you.

What's the three year old sister doing out on the balcony!

This is only supposition but the OP doesn't mention that she was on the balcony only that she opened the door.

Maybe the baby was trying to get out and she, being only three years old, thought she was being helpful by opening the door.

Or maybe she threw her young brother off the balcony.

Who knows? I'm not psychic. Are you?

[boomerangutang]

In California, a railing has to be tight enough to prevent a 9 inch ball from slipping through. I spent years building railings and redwood decks. The spacing in the railings I built were 2 inches. For parents reading this; it's also good to have guard rails at tops of stairs - if toddlers in house.

[ggt]

Was he trying to commit suicide...like all the folks who meet death falling from hotels and condos here...?

[GuyL]

Balcony fall training starts very early in the States! When he is an adult, he will be ready for a vacation in the LOS where falling (in love) is often quite dangerous too!

More seriously, it's great that this baby has survived such a fall.

[Showbags]

Having said that, it’s a real gift from God that he made it because this is a huge fall."

If so, than why didn't god prevent it in the first place?

He needs to prove himself every now and again...

[Thaiready]

Having said that, its a real gift from God that he made it because this is a huge fall."

If so, than why didn't god prevent it in the first place?

What is this god thing you're writing about? I've heard mention of it but yet to see any evidence.

You'll have the chance to meet him one day.

[dighambara]

or WTH is a 15 month old baby doing out on a balcony in the first place

Didn't you read the original post?

His three year old sister opened the balcony door while the father was out of the room for a minute.

I hope that clarifies things for you.

What's the three year old sister doing out on the balcony!

A comment from someone who OBVIOUSLY has never raised any children...ROTFLMAO