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Brolly saves life of falling baby
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-07-24 09:59

A female senior citizen of Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, used her umbrella to save a 2-year-old girl's life when the toddler fell from a 4th floor window.

The infant climbed up on the window ledge, slipped and fell while alone at home one afternoon.

Fortunately, a woman in her 70s directly below was holding an umbrella as she played with her granddaughter.

Upon looking up and seeing the baby girl fall, she quickly inverted her brolly.

Although it did not withstand the force of the fall, the umbrella significantly reduced the velocity with which she hit the ground. The baby was saved.

(Zhengzhou Evening News)