bloodrayne
05-13-2005, 08:47 AM
Woman, 70, survives Nine-Story Fall
An elderly Florida woman falls nine stories -- and lives.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida -- 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.
An elderly Florida woman falls nine stories -- and lives.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida -- 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.