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Woman tells of toddler fall drama
2011-05-20 16:14:54
20 May 2011 Last updated at 11:54 Share this page Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Email Print Helen Beard on saving toddler in Florida balcony fall Helen Beard was given an honour by police in Florida for her rescue Continue reading the main story Related Stories Praise for woman who caught baby Briton catches falling US toddler
A woman who caught a toddler when she fell from a third-floor Florida hotel balcony has been talking about the drama for the first time.
Helen Beard, originally from Llandudno, was by the pool when she saw 16-month-old Jah-Nea Myles about to fall.
"I ran and was lucky enough to be able to get underneath her before she lost her grip - it felt like ages but I'm sure it was only seconds," she said.
"I tend to be a bit dramatic in day to day life but quite good in a crisis."
Ms Beard, a former pupil at Ysgol John Bright who now lives in Worksop, was on holiday in the US in April with partner Philip Charlesworth and 10-year-old son Ben.
The drama happened on their second night at the Econo Lodge hotel in Orlando.
"I was lying by the pool and I heard somebody shout out - I turned round and saw this little girl hanging from the balcony," she told BBC Radio Wales.
"I think I frightened the gentleman on the ground floor who couldn't understand why this mad woman was running, screaming and shouting at him.
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