VIDEO: Man in Chile survives 17-story fall from balcony

Sunday, August 2, 2015
RANCAGUA, Chile -- A man survived a 17-story fall off of his apartment balcony recently in Rancagua, Chile, and he has the video to prove his story.

The 23-year-old says he lost his balance and toppled over a railing.
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Dramatic footage captured his landing through the top of a parking garage and onto the hood of a parked car and then the ground.

Amazingly, he survived with non-life-threatening injuries.
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