7-Year-Old Miraculously Survives Fall from 14th Floor Thanks to Tree and Off-Duty Firefighter

A 7-year-old boy who fell from the veranda of a 14th-floor apartment in Daegu was rescued with only minor scratches after breaking his fall on a tree in a flowerbed.

The Daegu Fire and Safety Headquarters stated that a first-grade elementary school student, identified as seven-year-old A, fell from the veranda of a 14th-floor apartment in Suseong-gu, Daegu, at approximately 3:55 p.m. yesterday (the 25th).

During the fall, boy A first hit a tree located in the flowerbed before landing on the ground.

Although it could have been a fatal accident, the tree absorbed a significant amount of the impact, resulting in boy A sustaining only minor abrasions, according to reports.

Boy A reportedly lost his balance and fell while looking out from the veranda.

At the time of the accident, Park Yu-seop, a firefighter with the Daegu Fire and Safety Headquarters who was off duty and spending time with his children near the scene, heard a loud thud and immediately rushed to the location.

Upon discovering the accident site, Firefighter Park called 119 and administered first aid to the fallen boy A.

He then calmed boy A down and contacted his guardians to inform them of the situation until 119 paramedics arrived.


Recalling the situation, Firefighter Park said, "I was also very shocked, but as a parent raising a child myself, I first thought about how frightened and terrified the child must have been."

He added, "Thinking that comforting the child was the most important thing, I kept talking to him and monitoring his condition," and noted, "Later, I heard from the child's parents that 'the child was very scared but is okay.'"

(Photo provided by Daegu Fire and Safety Headquarters, Yonhap News)
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