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Baby survives 8-story fall from NYC apartment; mom doesn't

A 10-month-old baby is miraculously alive today, after surviving a fall from an eighth-story Harlem apartment -- by landing on his mother's chest. Cindy Bacharach, a 44-year-old lawyer, leapt out of her apartment window yesterday afternoon while clutching the child after an argument with her husband, police tell the New York Post. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The husband had apparently left the apartment an hour before her jump, sources tell DNAInfo.

 

Three children jump from home in Queens fire, four firefighters hurt

Three children jumped from the window of a burning Glendale home early today and four firefighters were injured, authorities said. The fire began about 12:10 a.m. at the second-story home on 66th Street, near Otto Road, according to an FDNY spokesman.

 

Bus driver/hero catches girl after 3-story fall: Video of the day

A Brooklyn bus driver picked up another occupation on Monday: hero. Steve St. Bernard caught a 7-year-old girl as she plunged three stories from a Coney Island apartment building. The girl reportedly had crawled out atop an air-conditioning unit in her family's third-floor apartment. Video shows her swaying and dancing as onlookers gather around. St. Bernard (yes, that's really his last name) stood directly under the girl.

Senh: From the headline, I thought he caught her while driving a bus. I know it doesn't make sense. Great catch, nonetheless. That little girl was very lucky.

 

Girl survives 4-story fall from Florida hotel balcony

Authorities say a young New York girl survived a four-story fall from a Florida hotel balcony. Orange County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Ginette Rodriguez says the girl was not seriously injured when she landed Saturday night in some bushes at the Marriott Grande Vista hotel in Orlando.

 

Lucky cat survives 19-storey fall

A cat from Boston in America fell from a window 19 storeys high and amazingly survived!

 

Hundreds gather for funeral of Texas fan who fell

Hundreds gather for funeral of Texas fan who fell

Hundreds of friends, family and law enforcement personnel arrived in Brownwood on Monday for the funeral of 39-year-old Shannon Stone, who fell to his death trying to catch a souvenir baseball at a Texas Rangers game.

 

Women plunge from window of Atlanta hotel; 1 dead

Women plunge from window of Atlanta hotel; 1 dead

A model celebrating her birthday died and another woman was critically injured when they plunged from a 10th-story window of a luxury Atlanta hotel early Saturday morning, investigators said.

 

Olympic Marathon Champ Sammy Wanjiru Dies

Olympic Marathon Champ Sammy Wanjiru Dies

Kenyan Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru died in a fall from a balcony after a domestic dispute involving his wife and another woman, police said Monday. One police official said Wanjiru committed suicide, while another said he jumped to stop his wife from leaving the house after she discovered him with another woman.

 

Woman Falls 23 Stories, Lands on Taxi, Survives

Woman Falls 23 Stories, Lands on Taxi, Survives

Witnesses say they saw a woman throw herself from the 23rd story of a Buenos Aires hotel Monday and survive.

 

Man Survives 40-Story Fall, With Help from Dodge

Man Survives 40-Story Fall, With Help from Dodge

It's been said before: just because you fall 40 stories from a tall building doesn't necessarily means it's the end, or something like that.

 

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