NY girl falls 14 stories, saved by sooty landing

[JonLP24]

NEW YORK - A 12-year-old girl fell into a chimney on the roof of her apartment building, plummeted 14 stories down the flue and landed almost unscathed in a pile of furnace soot.

Grace Bergere, a young rock drummer, remained hospitalized Saturday for treatment of an injured hip.

The 2-foot-deep pile of ash and dust may have saved her life, cushioning her fall when she crashed into a basement furnace, fire officials said.
Authorities said Grace was showing a cousin, visiting from California, the spectacular view of the city from the top of her family's West Village apartment building, which has a rooftop deck overlooking the Hudson River.
http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2008/08/02/20080802plummetinggirl-ON.html

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Wow! Good thing they aren't keen on cleaning up that soot

[skygazer]

2. What does the fact that she's a "young rock drummer" have to do with it?

The offbeat details included in news stories always make me chuckle.

[JonLP24]

3. maybe to describe her occupation

I don't really know but that is my best guess :shrug: in many cases I know exactly what you are talking about.