Police: Quick-acting mom catches baby going out window
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A toddler who jumped on a bed and bounced out a second-story window was saved Friday by his mother, who leaped behind him, caught his foot and lowered him safely to his grandmother who was having a smoke on the porch below, police said.
The mother was just getting out of the shower when she saw the 14-month-old boy, who had been jumping on the bed, trip on a pillow and fly out the half-open window, Police Communications Director Monique Cotton said.
The mother smashed through the window and caught him by a foot as his head bounced on a small roof overhanging the front porch.
The momentum took them both out the window to the porch overhang. The mother was able to lower the baby to the grandmother just as his shoe came off in her hand, police said.
The grandmother heard the breaking glass and was in the right place at the right time to catch the baby before the mother fell into some bushes. She was taken to a hospital for treatment of cuts and a shoulder injury, Cotton said.
"The baby actually did fall," Cotton said. "Grandma caught him and mom fell in the bushes nearby. She's pretty scraped up."
The baby also was taken to the hospital with grandma to be checked out.
"The baby is going to be fine," Cotton said.
The mother was just getting out of the shower when she saw the 14-month-old boy, who had been jumping on the bed, trip on a pillow and fly out the half-open window, Police Communications Director Monique Cotton said.
The mother smashed through the window and caught him by a foot as his head bounced on a small roof overhanging the front porch.
The momentum took them both out the window to the porch overhang. The mother was able to lower the baby to the grandmother just as his shoe came off in her hand, police said.
The grandmother heard the breaking glass and was in the right place at the right time to catch the baby before the mother fell into some bushes. She was taken to a hospital for treatment of cuts and a shoulder injury, Cotton said.
"The baby actually did fall," Cotton said. "Grandma caught him and mom fell in the bushes nearby. She's pretty scraped up."
The baby also was taken to the hospital with grandma to be checked out.
"The baby is going to be fine," Cotton said.
Maybe the heroic mom wrote the story Goat.Â
Komo never lets the truth get in the way of a good story.
@Woody Maybe so, all I'm wishing for as starters is proper spelling and grammar.
@KOMO In the story it should be "tripped" not "trip" and "flew" not "fly"
KOMO,learn a lesson.Dont write down everything you hear................
BS
I was not aware that they made 2 story trailers.....
Theres a lot of "just so happened to be" in this story. Cant wait to see how far from the actual truth it turns out to be.
Wow! I had no idea it was that warm in Spokane this time of year, especially if you leave a kid close enough to a window where he can fall out. Just glad the grandma was out there. Guess smoking does save lives. ;)
@SQLSoldier @DBArgenis @komonews someone teach that kid to write so he can let Bloomberg know second hand smoke saved his life.
@zippy1981 @dbargenis @komonews @sqlsoldier If only there was a 17oz soft drink in the frame...
Wonder how the news got a hold of this story. Â When I do really stupid things, unless I'm bleeding-out no one is ever going to hear about it.
@SQLSoldier HAHAHAH - funny, that's what I thought when I read that
@SQLSoldier HAHAHAH - funny, that's what I though when I read that
Why is the window half open during the middle of winter? Why is a 14 month old not contained in a crib or playpen or being supervised while the mother was in the shower? Couldn't grandma wait just a few more minutes to have her cigarette?   I am glad the mom was able to catch the child in time and that everyone is ok.  I hope they learned a lesson from this. Believe me, I know kids can do stuff in the blink of an eye -- that is to be expected. We, as parents, need to be vigilent about the safety of our children, especially when they are young.
@The WA MamaChild could have been taking a nap when mom went into the shower, and grandma went out for a smoke. My son has not been in a crib since he was 7 months old, due to issues with him at birth. Not every child is the same and may need things done that a normal child would not. I leave my windows open during winter they are even open now. We are all wearing shorts also, but I guess that would all be on where one is from and use to.Â
Jacko's ghost strikes!
@NW-Economist that's awful NW... but awful-ly funny. Glad the kid's safe though
:O wowsers!!
There's a saying and it goes like this.................... WATCH YOUR KID IF YOUR GONNA LEAVE Â HIM BOUNCING ON THE BED NEXT TO THE WINDOW YOU LEFT HALF OPEN WHILE YOU TAKE Â A SHOWER!
Idiots!
@SeahawkerMuch like the saying: Better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
At least the mother was quick enough to react rather than just stand there and let the child be hurt worse.
No more monkeys jumping on the bed!