Diaper Saves Baby From Fatal Fall

18-Month-Old Tumbles From 3rd Story Window In Brazil, Snagged Diaper Breaks His Fall

(AP)  A disposable diaper has saved the life of an 18-month-old boy, breaking his fall from a third-floor apartment window, officials said Thursday.

Caua Felipe Massaneiro survived a 30-foot fall because his diaper snagged on a security spike embedded in the concrete wall around his apartment building in the northeastern Brazilian city of Recife.

The boy dangled from the spike for a moment, then "the diaper opened and the baby fell to the ground, but at a much slower speed," a police officer said. "The diaper obviously lessened the impact of the fall and saved the baby's life."

"It was a miracle," said the officer who declined to be identified because she was not authorized to speak to the press. "He could also have been killed by one of the spikes."

The child was treated for minor fractures at the Hospital Memorial Sao Jose, where spokesman Gilberto Tenorio said he was in stable condition.

Police have opened an investigation to determine how the toddler fell out the window and "if parental negligence was one of the causes," the police officer said.

The Folha de S. Paulo newspaper quoted Caua's father, 23-year-old Alexandre Cesar Massaneiro as saying that his son climbed onto a sofa underneath the window he fell from - "something he had never done before."

"It wasn't the diaper that saved him," Massaneiro told the newspaper. "It was God."

[toolmangler-2009]

NEWSFLASH: NOT EVERYONE IS A CHRISTIAN.
Posted by Keithle1 at 04:49 AM : Aug 30, 2008


Of course not, most can''t cut it. just a lucky few. Besides, I was only talking to those that Might care. Just keep on ignoring GOD, I promise, he will ignore you.

[keithle1]

Stop preaching about your God. Shut up! I don''t wanna hear about God/Jesus/Virgin Mary/John the Baptist/angels on CBS News website! Save that for Sunday!

NEWSFLASH: NOT EVERYONE IS A CHRISTIAN.

[keithle1]

Who cares about some %$#@*&^%! baby! Gimme some real news, CBS!

[toolmangler-2009]

God can''''t always be there. From now on I''''m wearing a helmet and a diaper!

Posted by foxmulder33 at 12:42 AM : Aug 29, 2008



Maybe your can''t but mine will be there, and he may even choose to save me from ''whatever''. But I leave that to him and use normal prudence with my prayers. GOD never promised to save me from my own stupidity even though some times he does.

[lazareth-2009]

That has to be a great promotion ad for the diaper manufacturer

[rwsmith29456]

It''s so good to hear some happy news.

[foxmulder33]

God can''t always be there. From now on I''m wearing a helmet and a diaper!

[andsab]

"It wasn''t the diaper that saved him," Massaneiro told the newspaper. "It was God."

Wow, I agree!!!