LAWRENCE, Mass. -- Two men are being hailed as heroes by police for catching a toddler who fell 40 feet from a third-story window of a Lawrence home.
Robert Lemire tells the Eagle-Tribune that he was talking on his cell phone on Sunday evening outside a pizza shop when he saw the toddler dangling from a window in a building across the street.
The 45-year-old father of two from Methuen bolted across a busy street, where he met 23-year-old Alex Day, who had been inside the building at a Bible study meeting. Together, they caught 18-month-old Caliah Clark before she hit the ground.
The child was taken to a hospital but is expected to be OK.
The child's father was taking care of a newborn at the time.
Police Chief John Romero said "these guys are heroes, no question about it."
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