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08:11 GMT, 1& July 2012 | CBS News
A seven-year-old Brooklyn girl is safe thanks to a fast-acting neighbor who came to her rescue.
Keyla McCree crawled out of her window and was dancing and singing on top of an air conditioner
before she tripped and fell from the ledge of the Coney Island Houses building.
MTA bus driver Steve St Bernard, 52, was waiting below with his arms outstretched and managed
to catch the girl and save her life.
'I just prayed that I’d catch her,' said St Bernard to the New York Daily News. I was right
underneath her.'
Witnesses told police that the autistic girl had pushed aside the accordion closure that held the
air conditioning unit in her apartment.
She crawled out through the empty space around 2pm, astonishing onlookers with a song and
dance routine three-stories high.
In a video of the daredevil girl, you can see her standing on one leg and moving about on the
ledge with dozens of people gathered below her.
St Bernard, who just got off work, heard cries of concern and rushed to the scene.
In the minute long video, St Bernard positions himself under the girl, trying to find the right
spot in case she fell.
The girl fell right into his arms.
Both were taken to Coney Island Hospital, where St Bernard was treated for a torn tendon in
his left bicep.
08:11 GMT, 1& July 2012 | CBS News
A seven-year-old Brooklyn girl is safe thanks to a fast-acting neighbor who came to her rescue.
Keyla McCree crawled out of her window and was dancing and singing on top of an air conditioner
before she tripped and fell from the ledge of the Coney Island Houses building.
MTA bus driver Steve St Bernard, 52, was waiting below with his arms outstretched and managed
to catch the girl and save her life.
'I just prayed that I’d catch her,' said St Bernard to the New York Daily News. I was right
underneath her.'
Witnesses told police that the autistic girl had pushed aside the accordion closure that held the
air conditioning unit in her apartment.
She crawled out through the empty space around 2pm, astonishing onlookers with a song and
dance routine three-stories high.
In a video of the daredevil girl, you can see her standing on one leg and moving about on the
ledge with dozens of people gathered below her.
St Bernard, who just got off work, heard cries of concern and rushed to the scene.
In the minute long video, St Bernard positions himself under the girl, trying to find the right
spot in case she fell.
The girl fell right into his arms.
Both were taken to Coney Island Hospital, where St Bernard was treated for a torn tendon in
his left bicep.