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Free-falling daredevil cleaner catches rope

(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-08-08 15:14

One of those daredevil cleaners who shine the exterior of tall buildings got a taste of how dangerous the job can get.

But then, with the desperation of earning a livelihood, comes presence of mind.

Cleaning the windows on the 25th floor of a building in Qingdao, Shandong province, on Tuesday, 21-year-old Xiao Liu fell, and during his free fall toward the earth, managed to grab the rope and slid down to safety.

He escaped death with terribly bruised palms.

(Modern Express)