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Father saves four-year-old son after fall from Pordenone balcony
A four-year-old boy fell from a second-floor balcony in Pordenone, Italy.
His father saw him fall and jumped after him, holding him close as they came down.
They landed on a parked car, whose roof softened the impact.
The boy was taken to hospital and discharged the next day after tests, with only minor injuries.
The father also survived with a few bruises, according to the account of the incident.
The pediatric department head at Pordenone’s Santa Maria degli Angeli hospital shared the story on social media about a month after it happened.
The father’s quick response and the car helped prevent a potentially fatal outcome; the boy’s fall was not explained.
A father in Pordenone jumped after his four-year-old son fell from a balcony, landing with him on a parked car.
The father’s body shielded the child, who was taken to hospital with only minor injuries.
The child was discharged after one day, following medical examinations.
Pediatrician Roberto Dall’Amico later shared the story on social media, describing the outcome as a miracle.
- Who
- A father and his four-year-old son.
- What
- The father jumped after his son fell from a balcony and shielded him when they landed on a parked car.
- When
- The incident happened about a month before it was reported on October 20, 2026. The exact date is not stated.
- Where
- Pordenone, Italy.
- Why
- The father jumped to save his son. Why the child went over the balcony is not known.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The four-year-old fell from a balcony in Pordenone, and his father jumped after him; they landed on a parked car.
The child was discharged from hospital after examinations and one day of admission.
Pediatrician Roberto Dall’Amico’s account of the incident was reported and shared on social media.
- Child’s age
- 4 years
- Location
- Pordenone, Italy
- Fall height
- Second floor
- Landing surface
- Roof of a parked car
- Hospital stay
- 1 day
- Reported by
- Roberto Dall’Amico, head of pediatrics at Santa Maria degli Angeli Hospital
3 sources
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What people are saying
A leap into the void, from the second floor of a building. A fall that, without two factors—a courageous father who becomes a hero and a car roof that unexpectedly becomes almost like a mattress—could have been fatal.
We did all the examinations, but he came through practically uninjured. There was nothing wrong with him, despite the fall.
What remains of the car is still in the courtyard of the house.
It is a story that ended well.