Uncle who dropped boy to save him: 'It was terrible'

Hi,

I couldn't take this horrifying picture and thought of sharing with all of you.

~Punitha


LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany (CNN) -- Kamil Kaplan faced a horrifying decision as flames engulfed his apartment building: Does he drop his 9-month-old nephew four stories to a policeman or hope the baby boy survives the suffocating smoke?
Kamil Kaplan said time was running out. He looked "into the eyes" of the policeman below and let go.




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Kaplan chose to drop the boy, Onur Celar -- a dramatic life-saving moment captured in photographs seen around the world.
"It was terrible. I just had to make a decision," he told CNN.

Hi,

Yes, I saw this on TV too. but the boy and his parents survived the fire - so that was a happy ending.

i laud his presence of mind, survival of the fittest is the rule anywhere and if the boy lived which he lived they say then this picture is history..sunkan

Hi,

That is a great presence of mind and took a very high risk.... I am happy to note both the parents and the baby survived... That is very nice....

Thanks for sharing...

Veda