An elderly Taiwanese man who plummeted 12 storeys to the ground after he fell from his apartment balcony while changing a light-bulb survived with only minor bruises, reports said Wednesday.
Chang Shih-chi, 68, told cable network CTiTV he had overbalanced after suffering an electric shock, but his fall to earth was broken as he bounced off a canvas awning, electric wiring and a parked car.
"The patient had fallen from the 12th floor to the ground without suffering major injuries. This is a miracle," said the doctor who treated Chang. TV footage showed Chang walking around the hospital ward in Taichung, central Taiwan, without any assistance.