Tourist saves US toddler after four-floor plunge

A British holidaymaker saved the life of a 16-month-old toddler after catching her as she fell from a hotel balcony, it was reported today.

Fri, 22 Apr, 2011 - 15:09

A British holidaymaker saved the life of a 16-month-old toddler after catching her as she fell from a hotel balcony, it was reported today.

Helen Beard, 44, of Worksop, England, was relaxing by a pool in the American resort of Orlando when she saw the child dangling through a railing of the fourth-four balcony.

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Courts Heathrow Place: US Place: Worksop, England Place: Orlando Place: Longwood Place: North Carolina Person: Helen Beard Person: Beard Person: Jah-Nea Myles Person: Jah-Nea Person: Helena Myles Person: Lord Person: Myles Organisation: Econo Lodge Inn & Suites

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