Teenager survives 19th floor fall in Czech Republic

Prague, capital of the Czech Republic.

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It is a real miracle.

A 15-year-old boy survived a fall from the 19th floor of a building in Prague (Czech Republic) on Friday, police, rescue workers and media said.

According to them, the boy was lucky enough to land on a roof above the entrance to the building.

In an artificial coma

The Prague emergency department said the boy was put into an induced coma.

"The 15-year-old was taken to hospital with serious injuries to his head and pelvis," according to a message from the service on Twitter.

Police are investigating the cause of the accident in a large area on the southern outskirts of the Czech capital, Prague police spokeswoman Eva Kropacova said.

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