Fell From 14th Floor and Only Suffered Scratches? The Tree That Saved a 7-Year-Old's Life

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

At around 3:55 p.m. yesterday (August 25), a first-grade elementary school student, identified as Boy A, fell out of the veranda of a 14th-floor apartment in Suseong-gu, Daegu.

During his fall, Boy A hit a tree in the flower bed before landing on the ground.

Although it could have been a fatal accident, the tree absorbed a significant amount of the impact, leaving Boy A with only minor scratches, according to reports.

It was reported that Boy A lost his balance and fell while looking out of the veranda.

Park Yu-seop, a fire inspector with the Daegu Fire Headquarters who was on vacation at the time, rushed to the scene after hearing a loud thud while spending time with his children nearby.

After discovering the accident scene, he called 119 and began administering first aid to Boy A.

He then kept Boy A calm and contacted his guardian to inform them of the situation until the 119 rescue services arrived.

"As a parent raising a child, I first thought about how shocked and terrified the child must have been," Fire Inspector Park said, describing the situation at the time.

"Thinking that calming the child down was the most important thing, I kept talking to him and monitoring his condition," he added. "Later, I heard from the child's parents that 'the child was very startled, but he is okay.'"

(Reported by Jung Da-eun, Video Edited by Lee Yu-jin, Designed by Yang Hye-min, Produced by SBS Digital News)
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