A three-year-old baby who fell from the fourth floor of a building was caught by a man in the Azdavay district of the Black Sea
province of Kastamonu on June 5. Video footage of the incident showed
Ömer Yıldız catching three-year-old Kaan Kurtcoğlu, after seeing a crowd
gathered under a balcony.
The crowd had gathered after hearing
the baby’s mother crying for help. The crowd and the baby’s mother
rejoiced as the baby was caught after hitting the balcony of the third
floor and a shop’s sunshade.Kurtcuoğlu was taken to Azdavay
State Hospital before being sent to Kastamonu Münif İslamoğlu State
Hospital due to injuries to his face. He was discharged after the
treatment.
“I heard a rumble while I was going shopping. I saw
the baby dangling from the balcony. He let go of the balcony despite our
warnings and I caught the baby. I’m so happy that he survived,” Yıldız
told Anadolu Agency.
Meanwhile, the baby’s mother, Sigar Kaya
Kurtcuoğlu, voiced her happiness over her son’s survival, saying that
she was thankful that Yıldız saved his life.
“We came back from
the bazaar, where I went together with my two kids. I put the packets I
had inside the house and placed the key inside also. My children went
inside and locked the door on me while I was taking my shoes off. I
wanted Kaan to throw the keys to me. I saw him over the balcony’ marble
and shouted for help,” she said, as the baby’s father, Aydın Kurtcuoğlu,
also thanked Yıldız.
