diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/model/document/DocumentTree.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/model/document/DocumentTree.java
index e6c28550..c19fd30d 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/model/document/DocumentTree.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/model/document/DocumentTree.java
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ public class DocumentTree {
         if (treeId.isEmpty()) {
             return root;
         }
-        Entry entry = root.children.get(treeId.get(0));
-        for (int id : treeId.subList(1, treeId.size())) {
+        Entry entry = root;
+        for (int id : treeId) {
             entry = entry.children.get(id);
         }
         return entry;
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/document/EntityCreationService.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/document/EntityCreationService.java
index 51bdf71d..fdc28329 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/document/EntityCreationService.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/service/document/EntityCreationService.java
@@ -614,21 +614,21 @@ public class EntityCreationService {
     /**
      * Looks across the remaining table row to the right of the provided TableCell if any line intersects the y coordinates of the found text.
      *
-     * @param TextRanges a list of textRanges
+     * @param textRanges a list of textRanges
      * @param tableCell  the table cell
      * @param type       the type
      * @param entityType the entity type
      * @param tableNode  the table node
      * @return a stream of RedactionEntities
      */
-    private Stream<TextEntity> lineAfterBoundariesAcrossColumns(List<TextRange> TextRanges, TableCell tableCell, String type, EntityType entityType, Table tableNode) {
+    private Stream<TextEntity> lineAfterBoundariesAcrossColumns(List<TextRange> textRanges, TableCell tableCell, String type, EntityType entityType, Table tableNode) {
 
-        return TextRanges.stream()
+        return textRanges.stream()
                 .map(boundary -> RectangleTransformations.rectangle2DBBox(tableCell.getTextBlock().getPositions(boundary)))
                 .map(bBox -> Pair.of(bBox.getMaxY(), bBox.getMinY()))
                 .map(maxMinPair -> tableNode.streamRow(tableCell.getRow())
                         .filter(nextTableCell -> nextTableCell.getCol() > tableCell.getCol())
-                        .map(nextTableCell -> RedactionSearchUtility.findTextRangesOfAllLinesInYRange(maxMinPair.getLeft(), maxMinPair.getRight(), nextTableCell.getTextBlock()))
+                        .map(nextTableCell -> RedactionSearchUtility.findTextRangesOfAllLinesWithCloseYCoordinates(maxMinPair.getLeft(), maxMinPair.getRight(), nextTableCell.getTextBlock()))
                         .map(b -> b.trim(tableNode.getTextBlock()))
                         .filter(boundary -> isValidEntityTextRange(tableNode.getTextBlock(), boundary))
                         .map(boundary -> byTextRange(boundary, type, entityType, tableNode))
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/utils/RedactionSearchUtility.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/utils/RedactionSearchUtility.java
index 094e7e42..c3a5323e 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/utils/RedactionSearchUtility.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/utils/RedactionSearchUtility.java
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ package com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.server.utils;
 import static java.lang.String.format;
 
 import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
+import java.awt.geom.RectangularShape;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.IntStream;
@@ -154,14 +156,8 @@ public class RedactionSearchUtility {
      */
     public static TextRange findTextRangesOfAllLinesInYRange(double maxY, double minY, TextBlock textBlock) {
 
-        List<TextRange> lineBoundaries = IntStream.range(0, textBlock.numberOfLines()).boxed()
-                .map(textBlock::getLineTextRange)
-                .filter(lineBoundary -> isWithinYRange(maxY, minY, textBlock, lineBoundary))
-                .toList();
-        if (lineBoundaries.isEmpty()) {
-            return new TextRange(textBlock.getTextRange().start(), textBlock.getTextRange().start());
-        }
-        return TextRange.merge(lineBoundaries);
+        Predicate<TextRange> isWithinYRange = lineBoundary -> isWithinYRange(maxY, minY, textBlock, lineBoundary);
+        return filterLineBoundaries(textBlock, isWithinYRange);
     }
 
 
@@ -172,6 +168,49 @@ public class RedactionSearchUtility {
     }
 
 
+    /**
+     * Identifies all lines within a text block that have roughly the same vertical coordinates.
+     *
+     * @param maxY      The maximum Y-coordinate of the vertical range.
+     * @param minY      The minimum Y-coordinate of the vertical range.
+     * @param textBlock The text block containing the lines to be checked.
+     * @return A {@link TextRange} encompassing all lines within the specified Y-coordinate range.
+     */
+    public static TextRange findTextRangesOfAllLinesWithCloseYCoordinates(Double maxY, Double minY, TextBlock textBlock) {
+
+        double averageLineHeight = IntStream.range(0, textBlock.numberOfLines()).boxed()
+                .map(textBlock::getLineTextRange)
+                .flatMap((TextRange stringTextRange) -> textBlock.getPositions(stringTextRange)
+                        .stream())
+                .map(RectangularShape::getHeight)
+                .mapToDouble(Double::doubleValue).average()
+                .orElse(0);
+        Predicate<TextRange> hasCloseYRange = lineBoundary -> areYCoordinatesClose(maxY, minY, textBlock, lineBoundary, averageLineHeight);
+
+        return filterLineBoundaries(textBlock, hasCloseYRange);
+    }
+
+
+    private static boolean areYCoordinatesClose(Double maxY, Double minY, TextBlock textBlock, TextRange lineTextRange, double averageLineHeight) {
+
+        Rectangle2D lineBBox = RectangleTransformations.rectangle2DBBox(textBlock.getPositions(lineTextRange));
+        return Math.abs(lineBBox.getMinY() - minY) <= averageLineHeight && Math.abs(maxY - lineBBox.getMaxY()) <= averageLineHeight;
+    }
+
+
+    private static TextRange filterLineBoundaries(TextBlock textBlock, Predicate<TextRange> textRangePredicate) {
+
+        List<TextRange> lineBoundaries = IntStream.range(0, textBlock.numberOfLines()).boxed()
+                .map(textBlock::getLineTextRange)
+                .filter(textRangePredicate)
+                .toList();
+        if (lineBoundaries.isEmpty()) {
+            return new TextRange(textBlock.getTextRange().start(), textBlock.getTextRange().start());
+        }
+        return TextRange.merge(lineBoundaries);
+    }
+
+
     /**
      * Finds TextRanges matching a regex pattern within a TextBlock.
      *