Meet "Gloucester," better known as "G" to his owners. His friendly face was subject to plenty of fireworks on the Fourth of July, surviving a 20-story plunge from an Upper West Side apartment building. The cat crash-landed on the pavement with barely a scratch.
"According to the vet, when you're 10 floors or above, you actually have an increased chance of surviving it, because you have a chance to kind of right yourself and get ready to land," said Barry Myers, Gloucester's owner.
Myers has owned "G" since he found the cat in an abandoned building 16 years ago. He mistakenly left a window cracked open when leaving for a long weekend, not knowing the danger in store for his curious cat.
"In all the years we've been here, he's never even looked at the window, let alone peeked his head out or anything. I assume he saw something and leaned out and tried to take a swing at it," said Myers.
Lucky for "G," he was discovered by a woman out walking her dog. She gave him water and called for help.
"Everything came back pretty negative. He was obviously in shock for a while," Myers explained.
"G" is now on the mend, a little wobbly and eating through a feeding tube, but miraculously he didn't break any bones.
http://www.wwlp.com/dpps/news/strange/miracle-cat-survives-20-story-plunge-ob11-jgr_3880565
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