, Aug. 2 -- year-old boy in Hangzhou, China, has defied all odds by surviving a fall from the 18th floor of his apartment building.

The dramatic incident occurred on July 15 while the child was under the care of his grandparents, reports the South China Morning Post.

Thinking the boy was asleep, the grandparents briefly left the apartment to run errands, locking the door behind them. After waking up, the child went to the bathroom, climbed onto the toilet, and fell out of an unsecured window without safety bars.

Remarkably, the boy's fall was broken by a tree, which saved his life. A nearby resident discovered the toddler on the ground and shared a video of the scene in the community's property management group. The child's father, Zhu...