1-Year-Old Connecticut Boy Rescued After Falling 12 Feet Down Air Duct: 'My Baby Is Stuck!'

A 14-month-old Connecticut boy is recovering after falling 12 feet down an air duct last week, PEOPLE confirms, in an incident his mother called "extremely scary." Kristie Mendes, of Waterford, told NBC Connecticut that she placed her son Elijah Irizarry in an enclosed area before going to the bathroom around 7:30 a.m. last Tuesday. She says she was gone for just a few moments when she heard the child screaming. "I ran in the room and at first I didn't see him so I started to panic," she said. "...