Baby in 30ft fall 'saved by nappy'

A disposable diaper has saved the life of an 18-month-old boy, breaking his fall from a third-floor apartment window, officials said.

Caua Felipe Massaneiro survived a 30-foot fall because his diaper snagged on a security spike embedded in the concrete wall around his apartment building in the Brazilian city of Recife.

The boy dangled from the spike for a moment, then "the diaper opened and the baby fell to the ground, but at a much slower speed," a police officer said. "The diaper obviously lessened the impact of the fall and saved the baby's life."

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