Baby Falls 9 Feet Off A Balcony And Survives

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July 28, 2014 8:18 PM

How 1-year-old Jonah Murphy survived after falling off his balcony is still a mystery

According to the Mirror UK, the baby was playing in the bedroom upstairs when he suddenly got and walked for the first time – and of course it ended in disaster.

Little Murphy’s tumbled onto the landing and plunged straight through a gap in the spindles - landing with a heavy bump on tiles 9ft below.

However, the baby is back on his feet after escaping with a cracked eye socket and a black eye

His mum, 33-year-old Kelly said: "That day was the first day he decided to start walking everywhere.

"He has been around that area a million times before when he was crawling and there have been no problems. When I saw him lying there on the floor, I thought that was it.

"I thought we were going to lose him or that if he survived he wouldn't be the same little boy he was before. By some miracle, he's OK.

"He's doing great now. He is back on his feet now; although I would rather he wasn't to be honest."

He was immediately rushed to the hospital after his father, David, called for an ambulance. It was initially thought by doctors that Jonah was going to need an operation due the orbital bone above his left eye which was fractured but miraculously was left with a huge black eye.

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