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A four-year-old boy identified as Will survived a fall from the sixth floor of an apartment building in North Miami last Saturday, in what his mother described as "a miracle from God," reported CBS News.
The incident occurred around five in the afternoon near Northeast 146th Street and Northeast 18th Avenue, in an eight-story building.
The minor landed on the outer grass, which partially cushioned the impact, and was urgently transported by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to the Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition.
Will suffered a femur fracture, lung damage, and other injuries.
He underwent surgery on his leg, and the doctors are assessing the possibility of putting screws in the bone.
It is estimated that he/she will not be able to walk or sit for at least two months.
Her mother, Edna Ceno Milfort, recounted the incident to CBS Miami from the hospital, where she remains alongside her son.
"Right now, thank God everything is fine. Yesterday they operated on his leg. He will have a full cast from top to bottom and is lying on his back. He talks. He plays. What worries the most is the leg," he said.
Despite the severity of the injuries, the child appears alert and communicative.
"He remembers everything. He says he wants to go home. He wants to stand up and walk," Milfort noted.
The mother explained that she was not in the apartment at the time of the fall, but in her car on the ground floor, and that the child was being looked after by other relatives.
"The window was not open. It was closed, but it slides up. I don't know how it fell, because I wasn't there. You know how kids are: you turn around and they move," he stated.
After the incident, the window was covered with plywood.
The North Miami police are investigating the case but do not suspect any criminal activity.
Milfort, a single mother of three children, acknowledged that the situation also brings her considerable financial pressure. "Right now, I need help because I can't work."
"I might not be able to pay the rent because I have to stay with my son, and I don't think my job will compensate me for being away for so long," she stated.
The case adds to a series of similar incidents reported in the Miami metropolitan area in recent years.
In January 2025, a five-year-old boy survived a fall from the fourth floor in Little Havana, with a perforated lung and liver injury.
Similarly, in November 2020, a two-year-old girl survived a fall from a fourth floor in the same area, cushioned by a palm tree and bushes.
In addition, in October 2023 a three-year-old girl died after falling from a fourth floor in Tampa.
"That's a miracle. It's a miracle from God. I give thanks to God. That's all I have to say right now. He's back with me," concluded Milfort.
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