Bystanders save child falling from 10th floor in St. Petersburg

aif.ru (Russian)

Passersby miraculously caught a toddler who fell from a 10th-floor window in St. Petersburg. A rescue expert described the chance of such a survival as one in a million. The 1.5-year-old child was saved when bystanders stretched out a jacket to cushion the fall. The child's condition is reported as moderate. The incident, captured on video, highlights an extraordinary stroke of luck, as even slight variations in the fall could have resulted in severe injury or death.


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