Dramatic video shows a man catching a baby that was dropped out of an apartment window during a fire in South Carolina. An eyewitness said the mother of the child also jumped out of the window. pic.twitter.com/fsXHOlctAr [1]

— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 7, 2018 [2]

After a fire broke out in an apartment complex in Anderson, SC, a nearby ex-Marine acted fast to save an 11-month-old boy who was stuck on the second floor of the burning building [3]. The good Samaritan, who wishes to remain anonymous, caught the child as his mom threw him out of the window in order to save his life. Thankfully, a witness caught the whole thing on video [4] — and talk about being at the right place at the right time.

According to NBC News [5], the mom jumped out of the window shortly after handing her child off to the quick-thinking stranger. Fortunately, firefighters were able to rescue a dog, cat, and turtle from the building. Both the mom and young boy reportedly only suffered minor injuries.

Assistant fire chief thanked man "who would have done what anyone else would have done," catch a baby from a top floor window at a fire in Anderson. https://t.co/kU8Up5Z6PH [6] @independentmail [7] @GreenvilleNews [8] @scfirefighters [9] @andersoncitysc [10] pic.twitter.com/RBV7jnb2cG [11]

— Ken Ruinard (@ClickingKen) June 6, 2018 [12]