The pastor said doctors described the injuries were as if the 5-year-old "fell off a bicycle instead of off the third floor of the mall."

Author: KARE Staff, Estefan Saucedo

Published: 10:03 PM EDT April 22, 2019

Updated: 11:26 PM EDT April 22, 2019

The recovery and medical test results of the 5-year-old who was thrown from the third floor of at the Mall of America is surprising doctors.

Mac Hammond, a pastor from the family’s church, said the boy went through a five-hour MRI, which yielded results they referred to as “truly a miracle.”

The pastor said doctors described the injuries were as if the 5-year-old "fell off a bicycle instead of off the third floor of the mall."

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Hammond said doctors found "zero evidence of brain damage...there wasn't even swelling in the brain."