“Super Manh”: the heroic moment when a man rescues a fallen baby from a twelfth floor

A miraculous scene was captured this weekend in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Sunday, February 28, 4:00 p.m. passed when a 2 year and eight month old baby fell from the 12th floor of a building and was rescued. by a carrier waiting outside the room.

In a few seconds, Nguyen Ngoc Manh, 31, quickly climbed to the roof of a building in an attempt to capture the baby hanging from a building of 16 floors.

Manh heard screams while waiting for a customer in his delivery truck, because he is a freight forwarder, he said that At first he thought the voices were just a mother screaming at her son.

The man stuck his head out of the car as the screams for help increased, and when he looked around he saw the girl hanging from the balcony.

He reacted immediately and climbed to the roof of a first floor to try to receive the baby in his fall, the instant the little girl fell, the man stumbled, tried to reach her again and he stood up to lift it when the little girl bounced off the metal ceiling.

“I hugged the girl. When I saw the blood come out of her mouthI was very scared, ”he told local media.

The little girl was immediately taken to hospital and despite her impressive fall from a twelfth floor, she miraculously saved her life, although In the health department, it was found that he had fractured an arm, a leg and resulted in a dislocated hip.However, his health was stable and none of these injuries were life threatening.

Mr. NVK, the baby’s father, said he could only thank Mr. Manh for helping his daughter be reborn a second time. “Without you, we don’t know how to live. I just want to thank you and apologize for our irresponsible behavior.We will try to make the most of our children from now on. He fell to a very high height, I couldn’t imagine it, ”said the little girl’s father.

In addition, the father of the rescued baby stated that This incident serves as a reminder to families of the essentials to pay attention to children regularly.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc praised the courageous action and responsible for Nguyen Ngoc Manh. On March 1, he sent a letter of praise to Manh, whom he considered a hero. In addition, he was offered a reward.

But for Manh his action was simply an act of common kindness, as he often does for his own parents, and wants nothing more than the satisfaction of seeing the young girl alive.

In front of the media, the rescuer said: “Everyone … please don’t call me a hero”.

Shared that when she held the baby in her arms she felt she was her daughter and he felt an indescribable emotion that linked him to the girl.

At the time of the incident, there was not much thought, seeing the baby hanging from the railing at the top of the building, so he hastily tried to save the baby, since he also has a daughter from the same age as the girl.

After learning that the little girl was safe, she was still shaking and he rushed home to meet his daughter. It wasn’t until he hugged her that she got up on his knees and let out a sob.

Manh said he didn’t want to receive money and gifts from people who admired his work.Because it wasn’t too difficult, he could still make a living working even though his back is sick from the weight of the deliveries he makes.

“The situation makes me feel like I have to do this” and “Anyone in my situation would too”Nguyen Ngoc Manh told local newspaper TuOitre.

Manh’s wife, Phung Thi Thuy, also recounted what happened to her husband after the feat:

“The night of February 28 when i saw my husband come home limping on one foot i thought an accident had happened while i was working. I asked her worriedly what was wrong with her, but she did not respond. Between and she hugged the two children and burst into tears. It wasn’t until a neighbor came up to ask me and showed me the clip that I realized what had happened. He didn’t sleep all night, partly because his arm ached, but maybe because what had just happened had affected him. “

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