Newborn baby boy survives being 'thrown from balcony' after landing on banana leaves

A newborn baby boy miraculously survived being hurled from a fifth floor balcony by his teenage after banana leafs cushioned his fall.

The tot was heard crying by residents at the apartment block in Samut Prakan, central Thailand at 10:30am local time on October 1.

They clambered over a 7ft high fence and discovered the little boy - only a few hours old - in a patch of land which is used as a banana orchard behind the flats.

He was surrounded by thick broken leafs, which cushioned her fall from the 50ft high room.

His placenta and umbilical chord were also attached. Incredibly, the baby had survived virtually unscathed having suffered only minor scratches and bites from mosquitos which had begun swarming all over his body in the undergrowth.

Officers are now hunting the teenager who was staying in the room and had recently been seen walking around while heavily pregnant.

Neighbour Hang Konhaan, 55, said: ''I first heard the cries at 10:30am but didn't pay much attention to them. Then I spoke to another neighbour and we went to check.

"We found the little baby on the floor and he was crying. There were some broken leaves next to his, which saved his life.''

Lieutenant Colonel Amnat Charoen from the Samrong Nua district police station said: ''Officers received notification at 11am of the baby found in the banana orchard next to an apartment block.

"Underneath the banana tree area was a baby and its placenta. There were many mosquitos and ants on his body.

"He had a rash and some redness. There were signs that that baby had fallen from a height.''