Two days before Christmas Eve, a 20-month-old French girl miraculously survived a fall of 80 metres from a cliff, the daily Le Parisien reported Wednesday.
The incident occurred at the sea resort of Etretat, where rescue workers found the girl alive at the foot of the cliff after her mother apparently jumped with her in her arms. The mother did not survive the fall, DPA reported.
According to investigators, the 25-year-old woman had been depressed before deciding to take her own life and that of her infant daughter.
The child suffered several broken bones and a concussion in the fall. Rescuers surmised that her mother's body cushioned the girl's impact with the ground, enabling her to survive.
Infant girl miraculously survives 80-metre fall
Two days before Christmas Eve, a 20-month-old French girl miraculously survived a fall of 80 metres from a cliff, the daily Le Parisien reported Wednesday.
