The block where the boy jumped. Photo: Handout.
BEIJING: A boy from eastern China survived after he copied a cartoon he had just seen by jumping from the 10th storey of a building trying to use an umbrella as a parachute, according to a television report.
The boy from Suzhou in Jiangusu province has undergone extensive surgery and his injuries are no longer life-threatening, Suzhou TV reported. It was not clear if he has suffered permanent injuries.
