Argentine Falls 23 Stories— and Survives

Cab driver also barely escapes death
By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 24, 2011 3:52 PM CST
Argentine Jumps 23 Stories— and Survives
In this cell phone photo provided by Infobae.com received via Twitter from @denisitabaires , a woman lies over a taxi after falling from the 23 floor of a hotel in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Jan. 24, 2011.   (AP Photo/Infobae.com,@Denisitabaires)

An Argentine woman threw herself off a 23rd-story hotel balcony, landing on a cab and totaling it, the AP reports—and somehow managed to survive. The woman, reportedly 30 years old, was rushed to a nearby hospital with broken ribs and internal bleeding. However, despite her 330-foot fall, she is now in stable condition. The driver of the cab saw a policeman looking up, which prompted him to get out of his car moments before the woman landed on it. Click for more.
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