Timmy Davison had extra special reason for celebrating his sixth birthday, yesterday, after cheating death in a 30ft-fall from a bedroom window.

The youngster plunged from the top storey of his Otley home on to a stone patio, puncturing his bowel and breaking a pelvic bone.

Parents Tony and Geraldine feared he might not survive to see his birthday as surgeons performed life-saving surgery.

And they say the fact he survived at all is nothing short of a miracle. Dad Tony said: "With the probability of the injuries he could have had, I suppose he should be dead, really.

"I certainly believe there was a guardian angel watching him that night. It's a hell of long way for anyone to fall. You just find yourself thinking, 'thank God'."

Now the youngster is recovering and is up and about in his Cambridge Terrace home.

Two weeks ago, his parents and five brothers and sisters were in a state of shock after Timmy staggered to the back of the house.

He had decided to close the dormer windows.

His dad said: "He went to close the windows but one was a bit too far, a bit too stiff and he rolled down the roof."

Timmy's fall was broken by a fence outside - which although possibly caused the bowel puncture, probably saved his life.

Children at St Joseph's RC Primary School in Manor Square, Otley, where Timmy is a Year One pupil, have sent cards. Head teacher Graham Horner said: "We are remembering him in our daily prayers."

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