Rosh Lowe – WSVN reports:
A South Florida boy is being hailed a hero, weeks after he dashed to his baby brother’s rescue as the infant fell off a changing table.
Surveillance video from last month’s incident captures Tila Levi placing her 11-month-old son on the table at her Bal Harbour home, and then turning her back for a moment while she dealt with the rest of her five children. The infant is then seen rolling over on his stomach as his left foot dangles off the edge of the changing table.
Moments later, the infant is seen moving his left leg into empty air and falls off the edge.
At that exact same moment, the baby’s brother, 9-year-old Joseph Levi, is heard screaming as he runs into the frame, arms outstretched, and catches his nearly 30-pound younger sibling.
“I was just getting everyone ready for bed. I was home alone with the five kids, and at first I said, ‘I messed up. I did something wrong,’” said Tila, “but then I realized that, really, it was a miracle. I must have done something right to have been deserving of this little guy, running in at the right time and catching him at the right moment.”
7News cameras captured Tila kissing Joseph on the cheek as she pushed him on his swing. Both of them are still amazed at the stunning save.
“I just said to him, ‘You just saved your baby brother. You saved his life. You’re a hero,’” said Tila.
Joseph suggested he might have been aided by divine intervention. “I would have never caught him, and I can’t run that fast, so I felt like something came and just pushed me forward,” he said, “and when that happened, I just ran and caught him.”
The boy said he still marvels that he was able to bear his brother’s weight. “I would never be able to do that again because I can’t carry my brother,” he said.
Tila, meanwhile, said the incident serves as a reminder for parents to always be vigilant when supervising their young children. “It can happen to anybody, and now I know who it’s happened to ’cause everybody’s been confessing about when they dropped their baby,” she said. “Obviously, I am more careful, but at the end of the day, it happens in a second, and I think that all of our lives can change in a second.”
Joseph’s mother said she is also inclined to believe her son’s explanation. “It’s almost like someone pushed him and said, ‘Go do what you gotta do,’” she said. “I’m a believing person. I believe in God. I do believe in miracles. I’d just never seen one firsthand, like, in front of my face.”
Tila said a friend encouraged her to make the video available to the public. “One of my friends who saw it said to me, ‘You are such a brave person, and you always try to help other people. I’m not telling you right now, but eventually, one day, maybe you should think about sharing it, because you never know whose life you’re gonna change and who you can help,’” she said.
Joseph’s takeaway? “Miracles can happen always, but since this time it was me, I’m really thankful,” he said.
the baby was 4 feet above the ground. for 20 pounds it takes less than .5 seconds to fall from the ground. his brother had to be at least 7 feet away. the only way you can explain how a 9 year old caught at least a 20 pound baby, is nothing short of a MIRACLE.
may g-d continue blessing theyre family and theyre children
stunning. a great kid who acted at the right moment. kol hakavod
Dr. Feldman taught me when my children were small, put them on the floor, they cannot fall off the floor!
BS”D Great catch, hope the Marlines see the video, May Hashem Protect and keep Safe & Heslthy all Jewish children
Got the goosebumps. Who knows what kind of damage could have happened. Thank G-d!!
Change baby on the floor once they start moving more.
This is actually why I change my little ones on the floor/couches/beds. My first I had a changing table for and he would nearly pull the pad off with him even though he was strapped down. Consequently the first time he fell from the changing table, he BH fell into an open dresser drawer, it was the first time he learned to roll from back to front. After that I stopped using them. This is such a miracle though. I have no bad thoughts towards the mother, sometimes all it takes is a second! BH the boy caught his brother.
What a kidush Hashem!
Im a father of two,
From now on iy”h will never leave my infant on the bed, while im going “just a second” to calm to toddler in the other room.
Thank you for sharing this video!
this really choked me up… bh!!!!
This video just made me so emotional!
B”H that the baby was caught. PLEASE USE THE STRAPS on the changing table to secure your child even for one second. And if there are no straps…make your own with velcro.Only takes a second…to save a life.
I was in tears watching this video. this look like a miracle to me.
Good job to the kid. Its written the Hashem sent gavriel to push haman when he was begging esther for mercy so it looked like he was attacking her, so ther eis a source for him being pushed, but this time it was in a good way.
RAVE LITTLE BOY, BRAVE MOTHER, AMAZING MIRACLE!
When you put a baby on the bed or changing table…ALWAYS keep one hand on the baby- ie never walk away, If you need to walk away…take the baby down.