Saturday, August 2, 2008

296: New York girl's miraculous escape

This story is pretty incredible. Many thanks to RTBH reader Paul for alerting me to it. According to today's linked article from the Associated Press, a 12-year-old girl had a lucky escape this week when she fell 14 stories down the chimney of her New York apartment block. Grace Bergere had been climbing up the side of the chimney to show her visiting cousin the great view - but then slipped. When her parents and firefighters found her at the bottom of the flue shortly afterwards, they expected the worst, but found her buried in 2 feet of soot and ash, virtually unscathed. They think the pile of debris cushioned her landing, saving her from internal injury or death. Apparently, Grace is a budding drummer and songwriter. Her recent escape definitely sounds like something to sing about... (Photo from AP.)

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