*SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP)* -- Officials say a disposable diaper has saved the life of an 18-month-old boy, breaking his fall from a third-floor apartment window.
Caua Felipe Massaneiro survived a 30-foot (10-meter) fall because his diaper snagged on a security spike embedded in the concrete wall around his apartment building in the northeastern city of Recife. A police officer says the boy dangled from the spike for a moment, then "the diaper opened and the baby fell to the ground, but at a much slower speed." "The diaper obviously lessened the impact of the fall and saved the baby's life." The child is being treated for minor fractures at the Hospital Memorial Sao Jose, where spokesman Gilberto Tenorio said Thursday he is in stable condition. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
