Two men praised after catching falling baby in Lawrence
Alex Day helped catch a baby that fell out of a window in Lawrence Sunday. (Jonathan Wiggs / Globe Staff)
By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff
LAWRENCE - It might have ended so differently, if Robert Lemire had not decided on pizza for dinner or if Alex Day had not come to the apartment on Haverhill Street for Bible study.
A miraculous reception: Robert Lemire talks about catching the falling infant.
Neither might have seen the heart-stopping sight of a girl in a diaper and T-shirt dangling from an apartment window three stories above the ground, and they might not have been waiting to catch her when she finally fell.
Eighteen-month-old Caliah Clark survived a 30-foot plummet Sunday night and probably owes her life to the two men who ran to the spot below the window and caught her, one by the legs, another above the waist, and brought her, unhurt, back to her father in the apartment upstairs.
"When they saved my daughter's life, they saved my own life because if she would have been hurt, I don't know what I'd do," said the father, 28-year-old Randall Clark. "For them to be there to catch my daughter, it's unbelievable. Accidents do happen in a split second."
Clark said he was home alone with his four children and putting his youngest, a 2-month-old, to bed when he heard his older children in another room. He believes the eldest two, ages 3 and 4, wrestled open a window that he normally keeps latched but that "for some reason comes unlocked" and were throwing toys out of it.
Outside, Lemire, a 45-year-old remodeling contractor, was heading to Mano's Pizza across the street, preoccupied with his daughter's softball tryouts earlier in the day. His cellphone rang, and he paced the sidewalk outside the shop while he talked, when something caught his eye: a child's toy falling from an upper window of a large apartment house. A few minutes later, another toy flew out and bounced off the paved walkway below. Then, he heard a cry and looked up.
Shocked at what he saw - a small girl dangling from the window and two children inside desperately clutching her arms - Lemire bolted across the street, dodging a car. His heart pounding, Lemire ran to the front door, yelling "Hello! Hello!" and "There's a baby out the window!" He ran up a flight of stairs to the second floor, then turned and ran back outside.
Day, a 23-year-old trucking manager, heard the yelling while sitting in a first-floor apartment with his wife and about a dozen Sunday Bible study regulars. He jumped to his feet and ran out. "I thought maybe there was a fire," he said. But as soon as he turned the corner, he saw Lemire standing below the window, looking up. He followed the man's gaze to the girl dangling above. She was slipping.
As he rushed to Lemire's side, Lemire spoke: "Here she comes."
The toddler fell with her body tilted toward the ground. "He pretty much got the top and I got the diaper end, or the bottom half, or whatever you call it," said Lemire.
"She looked at me and had a weird look on her face as if to say, 'Wow, all of a sudden I'm down here,' " Day said.
He carried the toddler back upstairs to her home. On the stairs, he said, the baby actually started chuckling.
The incident is being investigated by Lawrence police and the city's Inspectional Services Department. No charges have been filed against the father. Lawrence Police Chief John Romero said, "right now, we're just looking at the circumstances as to how the child was left unattended." Calls to Inspectional Services were not returned yesterday.
"I think that child is alive today because of their quick actions," Romero said yesterday of Day and Lemire. "They're both heroes."
A spokeswoman with the state Department of Children and Families said the incident was the first time the department has had contact with the Clark family. Other residents of the building described Randall Clark and his wife, Rachael, as responsible parents.
"He's a very good father who loves his children," said Adam Lind, 24, who lives on the second floor. "Both he and his wife are hard workers. They're both very upset about what happened."
Day said he spoke with Clark briefly yesterday, and that Clark thanked him again for saving his daughter.
"People who have children know that it's impossible to keep your eye on them all the time," Lemire said, "and all it takes is a second."
Martin Finucane of the Globe staff and correspondent Michele Richinick contributed to this report.
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WOW incredible story, they are heroes, the City of Lawrence should honor them for stepping in and saving this baby'slife!!!
talk about being in the right place at the right time....true heroes
the parents should be charged!
This is the greatest thing to happen all year! All decade! I hope these guys make it to Leno and Letterman and the Today Show! HEROSSSS!!!!
Good for them.. That's what I call being at the right place at the right time. :-)
"two other little arms holding her out the window" ???
Puh-lease...who hasn't caught a falling baby!
Bless you ... for being in the right place at the right time and aware enough to do the right thing
What a strange weekend in nearby Boston ... so much death and violence and sadness leaves us with a million and one questions
I, for one, really needed to hear this story today ... thank-you
This story is missing something...WHY was the baby hanging out of the window?
Thank God they were there! There's a lot to be said for being in the right place at the right time!
That was a great thing to do, congrats. Why or how did said baby fall?
Nice to read something good. Now start comes all the Self righteous posters taking the good out this story and calling for the heads of the parents.
RIGHT ON! Thanks for reporting some Good News!
"After the miraculous catch..."
No...
The story should be more about why this baby was tossed out the window.
Wow! Nice work guys! The right people in the right place at the right time.
A very heroic story. So happy to hear the baby is OK. I really would like to know why toys and a baby were flying out of a window.
"Self righteous posters " huh???
You don't think there's a sub story here of how a baby was able to play in an open window? Long enough to knock toys out and have a stranger across the street run over, open the door, yell up and then make a phone call?
I read elsewhere that the father was baby sitting a newborn, as well as the toddler. Toys flying out the window was no doubt the toddler throwing them out. Time will tell. The toys DID catch the eye of the rescuer, tho. The window should have had a guard on it, with little kids living there. Window screens pop out at the slightest touch; it's not safe.
The parents should be jailed and lose all rights to the child, regardless of the outcome (death, paralysis, or miracle catch). This should have never happened and is completely their responsibility. They shouldn't be allowed to have more children either. I'm really tired of parental negligence being accepted with statements such as..."their child dying is the worst punishment of all." In this situation, had these guys not been there, the child would have probably died, and some people would have been outraged. When analyzing the parent's role in this, the outcome shouldn't matter--they should be held responsible.
Last week, I read a story on Boston.com about how a woman was beaten and left unconscious by her car on Route 28. The police estimated that 300 cars passed her before someone called 911. That story was so upsetting, and it bugged me all weekend long. This story, on theother hand, is incredibly uplifting. Just imagine what a place this world would be if more of us were like the two men who caught that baby. My hat is off to them.
"Make love not War" - Ironic the post from you is all about throwing the parnets in Jail....
Take a deep breath and chill out. Every parent no matter how loving or how responsible has lost track of a child for 5 minutes.
Lets take that energy and look to have child proof screens placed on the window's of apartments....thats a worthy cuase, and lets ask the parents to be advocates and put some time into that program...much better outcome for all then sending the parents tp jail.
Nico, why did you say the baby "was tossed out the window"?? I didn't get that from the article? As for those wondering why the child was near the window in the first place, you must never have had a squirmy little toddler. They move, FAST. (Or, the parents could be total morons, not sure which)
So nice to read a story with a happy ending on a Monday morning for once. These two men are heroes!
If nothing else comes out of this, parents need to realize that the weather is going to be nice soon and you can't leave open windows unattended with babies around. Babies falling out of windows happens every year and they usually result in tragedy. Maybe the newspaper can write a story about that to inform parents that windows need guardrails and babies don't have wings.
Where were the parents?
If the reporter had written his lead for this story as follows::
Robert Lemire was walking down the street in (FILL IN THE CITY OR TOWN) Sunday evening talking to a friend on his cellphone.......
What city or town would you have guessed? Top three you would have guessed. I'll bet Lawrence would have been one of them. Babies rarely just fall out wondows.
....And these guys are heroes. They deserve a lot of credit for thinking and acting qucikly.
Uhhhhh.... Mr Finucane .... mind telling us WHY or HOW the baby fell out the window? Don't feign being a reporter if you can't report!
No question about it - these gents here should be given the keys to the city and honored. After the grissly Milton incident, this is huge breath of fresh air. Thank you Mr. Lemire and Mr. Day.
Every family with little ones should put child safety bars on their windows.
Great catch, guys! Too bad the parent wasn't the one who fell. What an idiot! Anybody who lets their child play near an unsafe window is a complete fool. Yes, Clapton included.
I have raised two boys to nearly adulthood and am profoundly thankful that they have suffered only minor cuts and bruises. It doesn't take much for even the most diligent parent to find themselves in a situation where their child has compromised their safety. I would hesitate to condemn anyone without a complete knowledge of the circumstances. We are so quick to rush to judgement and punishment. Publishing a story like this accomplishes so much that is positive. It is important that we recognize the potential dangers and also how we as a community can step forward to help.
After all the negative news lately...murders, etc...just the blatant disregard for human life...this is AMAZING NEWS and needs to be the LEAD HEADLINE on boston.com, not buried deep in the sight. SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS!!! We are all sick of all the crap going on in this world. MAKE THIS THE LEAD STORY!!!!!!!!!
Whats the difference between throwing the baby out the window or allowing them to fall out the window? Same danger. Same result. Fortunately this time, for this baby, someone random was there to catch them. Normally there is not. Parents who put their children in harms way should not be parents.
Drewslapshot, would you feel the same way if there was no one there to catch this particular baby? Should we just excuse completely preventable incidents?
wow another story of a careless sob parent who leaves their 18m baby next to an open window, hope child services took the baby away for endangering a childs life. But i am glad to hear those men were there at the right time!!
The whole "Kids Can't Fly" PSA campaign years back worked well, the number of accidents went down, so of course no more funding needed for that issue - solved. Funny, that. New parents every year and all.
As for why a baby would follow toys out a window? Same reason a kid would follow a ball into the street. Same reason the passer-by probably took notice, having kids himself. Toy came first, good chance the kid's coming next. Very glad he was there and did notice.
YAY, happy news. But, of course, there always have to be a bunch of negative posts. Sad.
This is a great story! Don't judge until you know all the facts! The parent probably thought she was napping. Window screens pop right out if they're not secured well enough.
My husband and I are very responsible parents but one night while we were sleeping our toddler climbed out of his bed, left his room (which connects to ours, he had to pass through our room to leave) went downstairs and had gotten two of our three door locks undone before my cat meowing loudly at me woke me up. Luckily he had tried to open the one door with a latch too high for him to reach. The next day my husband put latches on all our exterior doors, but these scary things can happen, no matter how good of a parent you are.
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Thank God it wasn't Rodney Harrison out there.... We all know how well he can catch when the ball hits his hands
This child obviously wasn't being watched. the parents should be down on their knees thanking this guy for being there at the right time or they'd probably be making funeral arrangements today. STUPID AND CARELESS parents.........why do people like this even have children?????
look out randy moss
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I THINK YOU ARE THE KIND OF PERSON THAT IF A BABY WAS FALLING OUT THE WINDOW YOU WOULDNT CATCH IT BECAUSE OF THE RAGE AND MADNESS YOU HAVE IN YOUR HARTH. HOW DO YOU KNOW WHOS FAULT IT IS???? DONT YOU KNOW THAT EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON AND NOTHING HAPPENS WITHOUT GOD LETTING IT TO HAPPEN SO THAT MAYBE SOME PEOPLE NEED AN UPLIFTING STORY OR SOMTHING THAT REMINDS THEM THAT THERES STILL SOME GOOD IN THIS WORLD.
"Judge not yet ye be Judge" you should remember this before burning the parents at the stake, I am a mother of 3 and a grandmother of 7 and I tell you there have been times when I couldn't breath because my little one disappeared yes in my own house. You see these babies are bright intelligent little people who sometimes do something you wouldn't think they could do like pull a chair up to the door and unlock the slide lock and go out into the yard yes my 2 year did this while I was napping how did he get out of his playpen good question. Was I a bad mother absolutely not. Was my child extremely bright for 2 years yes indeed he was. This could have ended badly I thank God it didn't
That baby will have the craziest story to tell when he or she grows up.
I'd be interested in knowing how many how of the "negative nancy" people writing posts have raised kids of their own... I haven't but I think it may be easier for people to say there's no way they would have let that happen when they haven't been in the position of having kids themselves.
Nice catch guys. You desrve all the credit I hope you get.
But I have to agree with many of these comments... why was the child near an wide open window never mind hanging from it?
Parents should be questoned and possibly lose custody for their neglect.
Negligent parents in Lawrence? NO WAY! I don't believe it.
Yeah Noah and all the people who have children who know! I had 4 children and 5 grandchildren. It would break my heart if anything happened to anyone of them. However, I would wish these two men would be there to rescue my child. Babies and toddlers are very quick and when told no, they run to do what they want to do. We've all seen it. The parent may have told her no and she may have scrambled as the parent went to grab her. None of know what happened in that apartment. Shame on the journalist who didn't follow up upstairs with the parents that day. Did you see anything in the paper about DSS being involved? Stop all the stone throwing, we've all had situtations raising kids. The only way to keep them totally safe is to not have any. What a shame that would be. Congratulations to those wonderful men !!
I am willing to bet that most of you who are ready to decapitate the parents do not have children. MPRP and Paula you are so right! let the facts come out before you pass judgement...I am a parent who worries all the time that my children are safe and do all I can to keep them safe, but I know things you don't expect can happen. This has raised awareness on this subject , and that is a positive thing! bless those hereos!!!
I am willing to bet that most of you who are ready to decapitate the parents do not have children. MPRP and Paula you are so right! let the facts come out before you pass judgement...I am a parent who worries all the time that my children are safe and do all I can to keep them safe, but I know things you don't expect can happen. This has raised awareness on this subject , and that is a positive thing! bless those hereos!!!
WOW - listen to the audio. Our hero, Robert Lemire, says he saw two other arms holding the bay out the window before she fell. Obviously there needs to be a criminal and psychiatric investigation to determine who (kid(s), presumably) was at the window with the toddler.
Now I'm all for happy endings, but last I checked, the Globe was a NEWSpaper. Martin Finucane, how was this very important point not mentioned in your article? Shame on both you and the Globe editors for leaving it out.
I suspect that the comentators enraged that a baby fell out of a window either live in ranch house, don't have any kids or maybe really mellow kids. They should really relax and volunteer at a homeless shelter or something. --- Parent of a very active toddler.
The parents should be charged and these two should be honored for their quick action.
Robert Lemire is my wifes uncle! Incredible that this is getting national attention.
Talk about the right place at the right time!
I think what is being glased over in this by commenters is that regardless of how the child came to falling out of the window, the outcome without the 2 men would have been death. Recognize their efforts to do the right thing. They didn't have to stop or even try to render assistance but they DID. Lemire caught the baby, talked to police and disappeared. He didn't want fame and accolades for him being raised with some sense of morals. It was his upbringing. Just accept it as a good story and read no more into it.
Good guys do great things. Good news is a welcome change.
Thank god it wasn't Bill Buckner under the window...
While these two men should be praised and considered heroic, I'm disappointed and a bit unnerved that there's very little information on the family of the child, and that the article focuses entirely on praise of the rescuers instead of criticism of the parent who wasn't watching his child. Yes, I can understand that you can't watch your children all of the time, but why was a baby in a room where she could access an open window and FALL OUT?
Stories like this should prompt public policy to mandate window guards to prevent these types of incidents. My son fell out of a window and thankfully survived with relative minor injuries. This occured not because I am an irresponsible parent rather because I cannot feasibly have my eyes locked on my children 24/7 - and very regretfully, did not have guards on my windows. Parents and landlords need to take action - short of that, the state could and should. It would not cost the state any money - unless they assisted families that could not afford the guards, as perhaps they should - and could potentially save lives.
"...I think God had a lot to do with this."
Because god is always tossing kids out windows? No. Sorry, but there is no god. Thank the two guys for thinking and acting quickly.
A Hail Mary Catch....God was watching.
Without actually being there, and knowing the situation inside the home, it is wrong to say that the parents are idiots. Who has ever done something, intentional or not, that could have had terrible outcomes, but for the grace of God didn't? We should never be so quick to judge.
The father could have been bathing the two-month-old, and the 18-month-old figured out how to open a window quickly. Who knows. I'm just amazed it turned out as well as it did.
Baby defenestration is not funny. Heroes: no. Nice people who did something great: yes. Let's not over- or misuse terms such as hero and miracle.
Great story. These guys should be proud of themselves, the city and family owe them a debt of gratitude.
Personally I thought the article made it clear that exactly why the baby was hanging out the window was unclear, but under investigation, for you guys yelling about the reporter not being thorough. Sometimes I'm not sure people read the article before they post.
Def. some much needed good news!
Great story, kudos to those guys!
As an aside, though, to those who say that we don't know the whole story as to why or how the child ended up going out the window and that we shouldn't judge the parents, are you kidding? Anyone who has a child more than one story up needs window guards. THAT's how this happened. How many kids have to fall out of windows each year before parents and landlords get this? We are in a ranch now but I can assure you that when we lived in a 2-story house and a 3rd-floor apartment we installed guards on every window of the upper floors. There is no excuse to not do this. Hopefully this will be a wakeup call to these parents and anyone who reads this. INSTALL WINDOW GUARDS!!!!!
People can buy SLIDING SCREENS at Home Depot--they're relatively inexpensive---about 6$. You put them inside the window opening, slide them to fit the width of the opening and lower the sash to hold them in place. They're VERY strong, and once in place would protect a child or animal from falling out. I have them in all my windows to protect my cats and they really work. God BLESS these two men for giving us all one happy ending on an otherwise tragic weekend.
Zaza - It is fortunate that your son made it out with minor injuries, and I cannot imagine your position if he had not. Nonetheless, you can't, and should not mandate safety nets for everything Most things and places are reasonably secured. Not to take your son's fall lightly, but was there a hidden trapdoor that you had no idea about that he fell through? A screen window or open window is not safe, and you don't need policy, govt and expensive lawyers to tell you that.
That's Pretty amazing. I wish I had been there to help
Amen !!!!!
WOW
where were the parents
this is what u call heroes!
poor kid she was probably scared to death
god bless those two men for saving that baby's life. If would have ended very badly if those two men weren't there to save the baby.
Lucky break for this family! What a miracle! Accidents do happen and how fortunate that this one had a good ending. I know I looked high and low for a window guard for my 2 year old when we had a 2 story house and was told by my major home supply store that they do not sell them because they pose a risk in the event of fire. I saw them online but they were very pricey. It could very well be that this family is underprivilaged or does not have access to a credit card or internet service. I ended up using a baby gate for my needs but of course that is not what they were intended for is it? I am just so glad that they have thir daughter. It's not my place to judge the rest of the circumstances. have thier daughter.
Wow, that is so cool! I am glad that that child is safe! I would of done the same thing, but even though alot of people have caught falling babies it wasnt has amazing as this!
Way to go, guys--BIG TIME. Plenty of people, too many people, would have missed/ignored that sign (the falling toy) - to a tragic end. Somebody got lucky, two became hero's - a life was saved. A great day for humanity....
The Hand of God was definitiely seen here.
Instead of raving on and off about god and parent negligence, how about we just appreciate that there is good and bad in the world? The men that saved the toddler are good people. They acted quickly enough to save a precious life. That's all we need to know. Thank goodness they were there or we would have read about a tragedy instead of an uplifting article. Yes, the parents should probably have childproofed their windows, but there's so much you have to childproof in a home, that it isn't really surprising that something was left out. It's called an accident, however mild or severe. Let it go and be happy that the kid was saved.
About 40 yrs ago, i was doing dishes in the kitchen. My 18 month old daughter was playing with a neighbor girl the same age..... peacefully, in the bedroom, i thought. I looked in on them after a few minutes. They had tossed all my daughter's toys out the 3rd floor apartment window..... it doesn't take long. They could have fallen. Where were the grids on the windows??? Kids will be kids. Nobody had to "toss" her. Nobody "shoved" her.... There should be grids on all windows after the first floor!
God, yeah right. Luck, no such thing. It's called statistically variance.
I hate when people say "God" did that. Yeah because if a God actually did exist he would think it was worth his time to throw a toddler out the window just so 2 strangers could be in the news? Yeah that's very plausible. But anyways....good job to them for helping her. It is quite disturbing though that there's almost nothing on the negligent dad. VERY DISTURBING to hear him say he saw 2 hands hanging out the window before she dropped.
Thank God for those who have kids and understand how keys can end up in toilets and toys out the window. Yes, this dad has learned a good and hard lesson. Thankfully it was before his daughter was seriously injured. Shame on those of you who would overshadow a good deed with the negative press people have come to feed off of!! Go watch Jerry Springer and let the rest of us enjoy some positive reporting for once. Thanks to the two gentlemen whose witts were about them and those of you who have helpful and positive things to say.
sb09 ur so right cps dose need to be involved with this story. my child got a bump on the head from learning to walk and was taken for a week. I hope they can get to the bottem of this real quick so that little girl is taken away form danger. Great job guys on being there.
terrible parenting, someone call child services
My story is somewhat similar. Born in NYC at the age of 2 1/2 (1976) I plummeted 33 feet from my parents bedroom window onto the asphalt alley below. An 'angel' caught me and turned me around where I landed feet first, broke my L. femur, and spent 1 1/2 months in the hospital but God saved my life, and I serve him today as an SDA minister.
How nice to know that their really are 'Guardian Angels' out there! What a wonderful act of heroism. Thank you.
that is just a miracle now thats what i call good news.yall r such a good hero to that baby i hope u stay in touch with the baby though. well god bless
GOD BLESS THESE MEN AND I THINK HE TRULY DID BLESS THEM AND THE CHILD. THEY SHOULD BE REWARDED IN SOME WAY. I ALSO THINK THAT THE CHILD'S PARENTS BE INVESTIGATED AND CHARGED. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS AND OBVIOUSLY THE PARENTS DO NOT CARE OR ARE NOT MATURE ENOUGH TO TAKE CARE OF CHILDREN. LIVING THAT HIGH UP WITH CHILDREN THERE SHOULD BE A LAW ABOUT CHILD PROOFING YOUR WINDOW, BUT THIS WINDOW WAS OPEN? SOMETHING IS REALLY BAD HERE AND I HOPE THAT SOMEONE CHECKS THIS OUT.IS
I think this is a lesson to be learned for all parents...childproofing HAS TO BE DONE!!!! Whether ur on ground floor or top floor of a building. And still that does not take the place of actually watching the child. Parents these days take their children for granted and think they are gonna be there everyday. They bypass their parental responsibilities and let the children do whatever they want whenever they want. Long story short...with proper supervision or at the least some childproofing, it never would have happened.
sometimes kids climb! it would never happen in my home! I have nightmares about such things! god LOL catch boys!
the baby is 18 months, not 2! read the story closely
Thank you guys....you were both heros. I hope every news station and paper or the internet congratulates you two. This made my day to hear this!
As for the people who made light of it or already blame the parent or parents, you are the sad story of the day. Thank God you are in the minority opinion on this one....get a life and value a life will you?
The people that are saying the parent should be jailed obviously have no children or only one child. I have three and it is super easy for one to go "missing" for two minutes while you deal with the others and within 30 seconds they could do something dangerous(typically they are just hiding in a closet but sometimes things like this happen). That's why if you have a newborn around you, you should have some help because MOST people are suffering from severe exhaustion in the first two months.
THATS AWESUM !! everybody is rite! now THATS being at the rite place at the rite time. :) i agree with that . Lucks got NOTHING to do with it though, God was there WITH you that SAVED the littler gurls life!!
God was the one who was behind the rescue. Good job guys, u did it with the help of God!
the baby is 18 months, not 2! only a mother would catch.
Holy crap! What was she doing in a wide open window?? Wow. Incredible story. Her Dad needs to feel like the idiot he is though. I sure hope this has him paying closer attention to her whereabouts in the future.
WOW so cool such a nice guy
Complete respect for these two men. *That* is what community is supposed to be about!
And God bless them all. ESP THAT BABY!
Great job to the guys who caught the baby. Shame on all of you that want to behead the parent(s). I have a 14 month old and just today figured out how to go out the front door, luckly for me my 4 yr old told me where she went. Guess where I was.....the BATHROOM. yes even people with kids have to have potty breaks. So give the guy a break, it is something he will carry for the rest of his life. Hopefully he learns from it. THIS IS GODS WORK!! God bless Mr. Day and Mr. Lamire.
God sure was looking out for the baby. Thank goodness, there was someone to catch the baby. Never underestimate children. they are curious. The men were heroes.
Finally, a positive story coming from Lawrence. The parents shouldn't be charged. It appeared to be an honest mistake!!!!
That's pretty cool
i was a falling baby who was caught 17 yrs ago, lol.
yay.
something about the opposite of death.
good to read.
That is so awesome that God had angels watching over the baby and had supernaturally set up two physical angels to be on the griound to catch the baby. We have an awesome God. Thank you to the two guys who God used to catch the baby.
Whether you're a parent or not, you CAN stop a baby from falling out of a window and it is completely preventable. It comes under the heading of "BE A RESPONSIBLE ADULT AND WATCH YOUR KIDS". The parents are to be blamed for this near fatality simply because they allowed her to have access to an open window (duh!). Thank God those guys were there to save her.
Wow amazing story!! The heroes should have been honored or something! I was just glad that the saved the baby!!!!!!!!
WOW!!!!
I AM SO ASTONISHED.....THESE MEN ARE TRUE HEROES....THEY DESERVE TO HAVE A DAY NAMED AFTER THEM AFTER THEIR HEROIC ACT WOW THAT'S WAT U CALL DESTINY....THEY ARE INCREDIBLE...GOOD JOB GUYS THAT WAS AMAZING....LAWRENCE SHOULD BE SOOO PROUD FOR WHAT THESE MEN DID....IM SO HAPPY THAT THE BABY IS OK...THEY SHOULD HAVE MORE HEROES LIKE LEMIRE AND DAY BACK WHERE IM FROM REALLY CALIFORNIA WOULD BE PROUD I KNOW I AM. THANKS GUYS.
Glad to see some people have some goodness in them, can't say much for the rest of the people around the world, as for charging the parent, micheal Jackson got away with purposely indangering a child, guess we can't say much,
But as a mother of three children, i'd like to point out that it is truly difficult to manage children, some people even do a good job, other's work with what they have, i don't care to stick up for anyone especially since the child could have died, but sometimes things happen, things we aren't ready for. as a mom, i'd have to say someone should have been more open to a child's willingness to explore, don't don't forget that moment ever again
Amazing story.
These parents were VERY lucky.
I do not think they should be charged, but should have to take some
child safety lessons or parenting classes.
Anybody remember a few years ago when Eric Clapton's toddler fell to his death from a high-rise in London...(I think it was London??) Anyway, the child died; the nanny watching him had turned her back for a second, Eric was devistated.....wrote a hit song about it..."Would You Know ME In Heaven"... and life goes on. Bottom line, this is a GREAT story. It's one thing to throw a child in the air the air and catch him/her from 2 maybe 3 feet as they're giggling with glee. Quite another story to accomplish a "safe landing" with no injuries when a little person is plummeting toward certain death. These men are HEROS!
I'm tired of these dads not watching theirkids. All of the really bad accidents at my clinic happen when dad is not watching the kids. Whenever there is a lost kid in the stores, most of the time dad is (not) watching the child and over by the magazines. When I worked retail I would always ask the lost child "where's your dad" because they usually would say their mom was at home, then I'd walk to the magazines and there would be "dad" with a dumb clueless look on his face.
You were in that exact spot on that exact day for a very good reason. Thank you Alex Day and Robert Lemire!
God is good!
I am puzzled: how an 18-month old baby can fall from a window?! Was there a ladder or something for her to step on? In any case, I am glad that these two men were strong enough to prevent her from falling flat on the sidewalk. I think anyone would (try to) do the same. I would not think of myself as a hero if I were one of them. It's just a human action/reaction. Good job though! And I agree that the parents were away too negligent. They could have lost their daughter...
WOW! Kudos to you two guys.....definitely in the right place at the right time.
I am certain the parents of this little girl are so very grateful!
Thank GOD for this incredible rescue!
I lost my darling 4 year old in a drowning accident - I know the pain of losing a child. And I know how quickly accidents happen. Don't throw blame unless you know the whole story - it's so easy these day to cast blame. But do we know all the circumstances? Children grow and learn so quickly. Each day they can do more things than the day before - things we don't think they're capable of yet. Sometimes - no matter how many precautions we take - accidents do happen and God made sure there was someone there to save that little girl. God works in mysterious ways. Just one more reason to place our faith in God.
God simply used these men as instruments in saving this precious baby's life. This is the good that happens when we open ourselves up to be used by our Lord, as these men did. Thank you Lord for having these men in the right place at the right time. Yes, they do deserve acknowledgement and many many thanks for their actions. What a beautiful thing they have done and what a testimoney to the rest of us regarding our Lords work Thank you kind sirs.....
To those willing to snatch custody away from the parents based solely on the baby's accident without knowing what else happened -- You have a lot of living to do. Thank God those men were there. Thank God when you learn that nothing is Black and White. I pray that you learn your life lesson without anything so dramatic happening to your children. itnoj
Listen to the tape...the guy says there were 'two little arms holding her out the window'. Very odd.
WOW thats an awsome story. God is such an awsome God and thanks to those Two Heros that baby was saved from certain injury or maybe even death. WOW God is such and awsome God. Thank the Lord at all times.
My goodness, quit criticizing the parents before we even know what happened! I have a 2 year old daughter who learned months ago how to undo every safety latch in the house! She can also climb over any gate I put up. I try and watch every single move she makes, because she's a very energetic, mischievous baby. But I also have a 6 year old that I homeschool and a newborn baby to care for. I can only be in so many places at once. That could have very easily been my little girl, and purely by mistake! This article is about two men who did a wonderful thing, that's what we should be commenting on. Not talking about how these parents should have their child taken away when it was probably nothing more than an accident. Not every mistake is caused by parental neglect!