Senior survives 10-story fall

A 69-year-old Czech woman in Tanvald, near Jablonec, survived a 10-story fall from her window on Friday morning. The accident happened when the woman apparently fainted in her apartment. The authorities said the woman was saved by more than a metre-and-a-half of snow outside of her building, which cushioned her landing. The fall, said a police representative, would otherwise almost certainly have proven fatal. The senior underwent a number of medical examinations which revealed no external or internal injuries.

Author: Jan Velinger