2-Year-Old Boy Survives 15-Story Fall From Apartment Building In White Oak

2-Year-Old Boy Miraculously Survives 15-Story Fall From Apartment Building

A toddler is in the news after miraculously surviving a fall from the 15th floor of an apartment balcony in White Oak, Maryland.

According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, the 2-year-old fell from a building on Oak Leaf Drive in White Oak, Md., around 2 p.m. local time on Thursday, May 15.

The police responded to the location and found the toddler had “landed in the bushes, fifteen stories below,” where he allegedly fell from. The child was transported to a nearby hospital with what police described as “non-life-threatening injuries.”

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In a press release on Friday, May 16, police said medical staff at the hospital said the child sustained “a broken leg and multiple internal injuries,” but stated that the boy “is expected to survive.”

They continued, “No criminal charges have been filed at this time. Detectives are continuing to investigate what factors contributed to the fall.

Shirts Goff, Montgomery County police spokesperson, said in a statement to ABC News that the 2-year-old’sparents were at home when the incident occurred. Goff also said the balcony had protective glass instead of a railing.

“His age and size and weight is really what helped, because if he had been any heavier, he may not have survived. I think it was a combination of those bushes being there, those shrubs, and his size and weight,”  Goff said.

Fire and Rescue Service Assistant Chief David Pazos also told the news outlet that the child landed in mulch near the bushes, which he called “miraculous.”