Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Incredible moment a two-year-old boy saves his twin brother from being crushed beneath a fallen dresser


Little Toddler Brock Shoff was playing in his bedroom when a dresser tipped over onto him as his brother Bowdy - and the home's surveillance cameras - looked on.


What followed was an impressive feat of cool-headed action - and impressive strength - from the pint-sized superhero.

But the incident highlights concerns over the safety of children and the dangers of tall furniture.  
Trapped: Toddler Brock Shoff (pictured on left) was filmed trapped under a dresser in his Utah bedroom after it fell on him while playing, but brother Bowdy (right) was on hand to free him

Kayli Oliverson Shoff and her husband Ricky Shoff (right) with one of their sons

Figuring it out: Bowdy takes a few seconds to inspect the dresser as Brock writhes uncomfortably.
Hero:

The video, posted on Facebook Sunday by the kids' parents as a warning of the dangers of tipping dressers, starts with Brock already trapped and crying under the corner of the heavy dresser


As the boy shifts around, the pressure on his ribcage is terrifyingly obvious


And with mom Kayli upstairs for just a moment, there are no adults around to help. 
But Bowdy doesn't need adults. He calmly walks around the dresser, trying to figure out how to help his trapped twin, before coming up with a plan.

At first, he tries to lift it up with his bare hands - but it's just too heavy. 
Then he tries pushing it - and the item of furniture slowly but surely begins to move.



Brock, meanwhile, is able to roll out from underneath, revealing that the jammed-open drawers of the dresser have taken some of the weight off his body.


The fallen boy cries as his brother turns to him and the video ends, but according to Kayli both boys were recovered and playing together when she came back to the room.


She didn't hear the dresser falling or her son crying, she told the station.
Concerned father: Dad Ricky (pictured with the boys) said he felt uncomfortable posting the video online, but he wanted to warn other parents about the dangers


Incredible moment a two-year-old boy saves his twin brother from being crushed beneath a fallen dresser

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