Police: Stuffed Minion Toy Helps Save Girl's Life

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado Springs police say a stuffed Minion toy helped save a 5-year-old girl's life after she fell out of a third-story apartment window.

The girl broke her arm, but police say the toy cushioned her fall.

Minions are small, yellow cartoon creatures that became popular from the computer-animated comedy film "Despicable Me."

Police said the girl was playing in her room when she fell backward out of her bedroom window. She dropped about three stories to the ground.

The girl was treated and released and authorities ruled the fall accidental.

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