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Impression left by Yong Jin Kim shows his weight was evenly distributed, which would have softened the impact.
A five-year-old boy has survived a nine-storey fall off a balcony in Hamilton and was talking coherently and complaining only of a hurt leg when emergency crews arrived.
Yong Jin Kim was listed in serious but stable condition at McMaster Children's Hospital late yesterday and his survival is being hailed as a miracle by police and neighbours in the complex where he lives.
Hamilton police Staff Sergeant Mark Simchison believes the soft waterlogged turf where the boy landed cushioned his fall and saved his life. "It's quite a miracle," he said.
Police said the boy broke his legs and is being tested to determine the full extent of his long-term injuries
