Heroic Moment: 2-Year-Old Saves Twin Brother From Falling Dresser

A dramatic video posted on Facebook last Sunday has garnered tens of thousands of views and shares: It captures two two-year-old twins playing on a large white dresser, climbing its drawers.

When mom Kaylee stepped out of the room 'for just a second,' the unfortunate happened: the dresser collapsed on one of the twins, named Brock, who started crying and writhing in fear as it pressed against his chest.

But the other twin, Bowdy, didn't panic. The footage shows him calmly walking around the dresser, trying to figure out how to help his brother. Initially, Bowdy tried to lift the dresser, but it was too heavy.

For a moment, Bowdy simply watched Brock struggle for his life and breath. Just when it seemed he might do nothing, an idea struck him: using 'superhuman' strength, the toddler began to push the large dresser until one of its drawers lodged over Bowdy's head, creating a 'gap' through which Brock managed to wiggle out.

"When I walked into the room, the boys were already back to playing as usual. I didn't suspect for a moment that anything had happened, and I didn't hear the dresser fall or Bowdy crying," explained Kaylee after seeing the video captured by their home camera.

Her husband, Ricky, decided to upload the video to Facebook with a message: "I hesitate a little to post this, but I feel it's my duty to raise awareness among parents after the miracle that happened to us, for which we are so grateful."

In his message, Ricky warned parents, urging them to do everything they can to secure furniture and ensure it is stable and sturdy enough, "and preferably anchor it to the wall with nails," he wrote. "We acknowledge our responsibility to supervise them and understand we experienced a great miracle."

The post drew various reactions, with some users suggesting that instead of blaming the furniture, parents should "teach the children how to behave and understand that the world isn't a gymnasium. Somehow, many generations grew up without climbing on furniture," wrote a user named Cynthia Snyder.

"It's not the dresser's fault; the parents should reflect and be accountable for not being with the kids at that moment," another user commented. "Sure, this can happen to any parent, but parents who don't 'hear' the commotion their kids make in a room shouldn't be having kids," it read.