Mar 30, 2009 12:42 pm US/Eastern
Men Catch Toddler In 30-Foot Fall In Lawrence
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The child fell from the third floor window of this home on Haverhill St.
WBZ
Two men are being hailed as heroes by police for catching a toddler who fell 30 feet from a third-story window in Lawrence.
Robert Lemire of Methuen told WBZ that he was talking on his cell phone on Sunday evening outside a pizza shop when he saw the toddler dangling from a third-story window in a home across the street.
"I heard some commotion across the street. I saw some toys go out the window," he said.
"A couple of minutes later, I heard a baby cry and I thought right away - I looked across and there was a baby hanging from the window sill."
The toddler was being held by two other children.
The 45-year-old father of two bolted across a busy street and was nearly hit by a car.
"I didn't even look, I just ran across the street," Lemire said.
He met 23-year-old Alex Day, who had been inside the home at a Bible study meeting on the first floor.
Together, they caught 18-month-old Caliah Clark before she hit the ground.
"The baby basically fell about two seconds after we got there," Day told WBZ.
"He got the top half, I pretty much got the bottom half," said Lemire.
The child was taken to a hospital and is OK.
The toddler's father was taking care of a newborn at the time.
Police Chief John Romero told
the Eagle-Tribune "these guys are heroes, no question about it."
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