Canopy Saves Woman in 9-Story Condo Plunge
From Times Wire Reports
A 70-year-old woman survived a nine-story fall from a condominium tower 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, said Fort Lauderdale fire-rescue officials.
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, officials said.
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