Hero Alert: Man Catches 7-Year Old Girl Who Fell from a Third Story Window
BlackBlueDog.com Staff Writer
A man in Brooklyn is being called a hero after he caught a 7-year old girl who fell from a third story window.
“I just prayed that I’d catch her,” said Steve St. Bernard. “I was right underneath her.”
The girl had crawled out of a window in a space next to the air conditioner in the family’s apartment. She was playing and laughing on the ledge as her friends were watching. A crowd gathered, as the adults started to notice that the girl had no business being in the window like that.
Right as she was losing her balance and about to fall, St. Bernard happened to be standing beneath her. He’d run over to see if the girl was OK, and happened to be in the right place at the right time.
“I went over there to make sure if she fell I could catch her,” St. Bernard said. “I’m not a hero — anybody would have done it. I did it out of normal instincts.”
The man said that he felt compelled to save the girl in large part because one of his own kids is the same age as she is.
“I thought to myself, let me get over there and catch her. I just hope I don’t drop her,” he said.
When the girl hit him, St. Bernard fell to the ground and hurt himself a bit. But the girl was OK.
“She fell and she put her hands out,” said witness Jesse Padilla, 9. “Her head hit a bush, but Steve caught the rest of her body.”
The girl’s mother has refused to give her name or speak to the media. The public has obvious questions about why her child was playing out on a window ledge. St. Bernard tore his bicep in the rescue.
Air conditioners are supposed to have a barrier that leaves no opening greater than four and a half inches, according to New York City ordinances. The city is launching an investigation into the incident. Someone is surely going to pay. But thanks to her hero, the little girl is not going to be one of the people paying for the negligence of the adults who own that building.
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The little girl looks autistic. Someone should have been watching her more closely. But you know, many parents don’t parent like the old heads did. Thank God for the angel St. Bernard!
There is not any distinguishable “look” for someone that would be autistic. It’s not like Down Syndrome. I do agree with you though about the fact that she obviously wasn’t being supervised properly. The article makes it sound like it is the building owners responsibility. Legally it may be, but ultimately her parents are the truly responsible ones.
How do you mean the child looks autistic? My son is autistic and the epidemic does not have one face like Down Syndrome. Obviously you don’t realize how offensive that statement is especially having Rev. preceding your name……..#smh and praying 4U
INDEED!!!
Amen!
I have dyslexia and don’t look different than anyone else.
Someone should pin a metal on this man for what he did, hero or not. It’s just plain decent, and there’s a shortage of decency these days.
Lynn in New Orleans
I would just like to say that God was holding the little girls hand on the way down. The gentleman that caught her was meant to be there.
WOW………….. AN U CALL YOURSELF A REVEREND!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE h**l’S WRONG WITH U???
Dr. it would be wonderful if you blogged more stories like this one.
I second that. There are more positive stories out there and devoting some space to things positive would be good for us readers.
I think that this story was worth reporting. Anytime some one is saved, helped, etc then it is worth while.
This story is worth reporting as well as any positive incident or undertakeing. There are plenty of these stories going on as we speak and many are worthy of shareing if just to brighten our days.
All Praise be to Allah for the Brother being their on time!
Wow. Thank Allah that brotha was there. This could have been tragic. I know her parents are extremely grateful.
Great job Mr. St Bernard! So glad that he made the decision to save the child and that a tragedy was averted. It’s wonderful hearing about stories like this, would love to hear more from news channels regularly.
I echo the words of the onesliverbac I was just saying that I read so much negativity out of this blogg….i guesse it interest people more than positive news..Either way I am glad the good Doctor choose to feature this story..I wonder whatever happened to the brother (also from New York City)who jumped onto the subway train tracks and shielded a man from an on coming train weith his own body.
I saw a clip of this on Good Morning America. The video is frightening. The mother needs to thank GOD that this man was where he was at the time. Had he NOT BEEN THERE ???
This is another case of BAD parenting. This “mother” needs to be charged with child endagerment.
God Bless you Mr. St.Bernard. You are a true hero.
Thank God for Mr. Bernard for saving this young child’s life. He is truly a hero.
Mr.Saint Bernard may all the heavenly deities bless you for your heroism!! we need more positive stories like this one.
He was her angel that day. Good job.
NO MAMAS AND NO DADDY’S ALL THE KIDS ARE ON THEIR ON
I see some comments on bad parenting. As parents do we constantly have our eyes on our children 24/7? When my children were 7 I didn’t only shower or use the rest room while they slept. I also did not make them sit in the kitchen with me while I cooked. Its easy to judge the parent everytime something happens. Any parent on this blog can testify that they didn’t make their children or do not currently make their children follow them into every room. It only takes a split second for a child to find themselves in danger. This mother has to live with this thought for the rest of her life. If she did something wrong God will take care of her. As for now we need to ALL stop coming to conclusions!!!!
I TOTALLY AGREE!
My sentiments exactly! I just saw your post after I finished writing mine saying almost the same thing! I feel you!
With some just cause u can have a child ,don,t mean u need one.where r the parents n who,s watchin out for the kid,s please don,t take this the wrong way im must sayin it,s been on my mind for a while now.glad to read something good for a change.
I understand why people wonder, “What’s up with the parenting” but, I have 2 children that I am so grateful our Creator has allowed to make it to ages 17 and 20. We all get caught off guard as parents and if nothing tragic has happened to our children, we were just blessed! My children tell me some of their stupid stunts that they did while I may have been in the kitchen cooking and thinking they were safely playing in their rooms. I never thought to put bars on my windows and many safety features that seem so obvious when you hear stories like this. The little girl looks like any other little busy body and we need NOT be SO judgmental. I’m glad he was there. What a blessing.
Angels are all around us. Thank God, this angel, St. Bernard was there. He earned his wings. Thank You……
Much praise to Brother Steve St. Bernard for choosing to live in community with this family and this little girl as opposed to judging the parenting of someone. All praises to GOD for putting him there.
We all need to live in community with each other. Help parent children. Establish supportive relationships with families so that the relationships build safer communities for all people. Stop “demonizing” and “otherizing” people which makes it so easy to sit on the sidelines, complain and point fingers and instead, “make their problems, our problems and solve them together.”
i bet the news didn’t broadcast this… they only show us doing bad things. when we do good positive things, it is not newsworthy to these white News Stations.
Yes they did!
finally a positive story about a black male…wow!
That’s my kind of man: action over words.
This should be awarded as the “Greatest Catch” by a “Saint”!God Bless You”!
LAWAZIZ
Beautiful!
I am so glad that Steve St. Bernard was there at the right time. Although, I do not live near Mr. St. Bernard and the young girl, the story made me happy. Thank you Father-Mother God with your Spirit that worked out well!