Tires save Ohio toddler in fall

Filed by Associated Press July 10th, 2008 in Top Stories.
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    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio toddler who fell 30 feet from a window is recovering thanks to a stack of tires that softened his fall.

Twenty-month-old Jaelin Lewis bounced through the screen of an open apartment window in Columbus while playing on a bed with his mother Wednesday. He hit four old tires on the ground before tumbling onto a concrete patio.

Neighbor William Zander tried to catch the boy and says it was the type of scene that makes people believe in angels and miracles.

The boy was taken to Nationwide Children’s Hospital for treatment of a skull fracture, concussion and bruises and was expected to remain overnight. Hospital officials could not be reached for comment Thursday morning.

Police say the fall was clearly an accident and do not plan to file charges.

 


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