A 2-year-old boy survives the fall of an 11th-floor Sengkang apartment – probably saved by his diapers, Singapore News

SINGAPORE – A two-year-old boy, who survived an 11-story fall from a Sengkang Housing Commission building on Sunday morning (November 25), was probably saved by his diapers.

The layers would have been hung on the bearing of a fourth-floor unit, thus damping its downfall.

The boy, found lying on a grass field at the foot of Block 182A, around 10:00 am, was rushed to the KK (KKH) Women's and Children's Hospital where he would be in a stable state on Sunday night.

When contacted Monday for information about the boy, KKH said he did not have permission to share information about the patient.

The Straits Times understands that the toddler was standing on a stool and fell from the window of an 11th floor apartment, suffering serious injury.

A man suspected of being the boy's father declined to comment when he was approached in front of the family home Monday afternoon.

Neighbors and a doctor who rushed to the scene said the toddler was lucky to be alive.

Dr. Lenny Wan, general practitioner of the Rivervale Crescent Medical Center located in the same block, said that he was on duty Sunday morning when a resident rushed to the clinic to ask for information. 39; aid.

Dr. Wan told The Straits Times that the boy was conscious and crying when he arrived, his injuries being mainly on the left side of the body.

"There was a gaping wound on his left arm, the bone was probably fractured at more than one place and the area around his left eye was also bleeding."

After assessing the injuries, Dr. Wan, 42, helped paramedics keep the boy's neck steady when they arrived about five minutes later.

"I'm surprised injuries are not worse … Children generally have more padding and can withstand falls better than adults," said Dr. Wan, who added that the boy's diapers were torn.

According to an eyewitness, Shin Min Daily News said that the boy's diapers had been caught in the fourth-floor coat rack, dampening his fall.

The boy's mother told Shin Min that the incident occurred because the window had not been closed.

The neighbors described the couple, who are in their twenties, as friendly but reserved.

The clinic's supervisor, Velayuthan Agamuthu, who lives on the fourth floor and often hosts the family on the empty deck, said he was having breakfast at a nearby cafe on Sunday morning when he learned that someone One had fallen from the block.

"When I saw the boy, I was shocked, he was crying and you could see the bones in his arm," said Mr. Velayuthan, 53 years old.

"The parents went down after the departure of the ambulance.They did not know what had happened.I asked the father why he had not put the grill (of the window.) He said that they had one, but they forgot to close the kitchen window. " he said.

"I saw the father again today, who said the boy was still in intensive care unit (ICU), but okay, I'm glad he's fighting for life … it's a very lucky boy. "

A neighbor, who lives in two units of the family, said the couple and their son had moved in about a year ago and that they were quiet neighbors.

"They are a good family, the boy sometimes comes to my door and plays," said 40-year-old David James.

"They are being judged very hard online, but I'm sure the parents are already suffering," said James, who is unemployed.

Police investigate the incident.

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