Just like in the cartoons....

Woman, 70, survives nine-story fall

Thursday, May 12, 2005 Posted: 5:28 AM EDT (0928 GMT)

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An elderly Florida woman falls nine stories -- and lives.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) -- A 70-year-old woman survived a nine-story fall from a condominium tower Wednesday when she landed on a canopy, officials said.

Gloria Jummati was cleaning her balcony at Coral Ridge Towers when she fell and landed on a first-floor canopy, according to the Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue.

Jummati was alert and talking when rescuers arrived.

She was transported to Broward General Medical Center with a broken arm and other non-life-threatening injuries, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.

And to think they captured it on video. I wonder if we should fully trust the explanation of why she fell. You might think that if she was trying to commit suicide, her survival might dismay her severely.

~A