A woman receives treatment in a hospital in Beijing. The woman in Beijing narrowly escaped death when she accidentally fell from her 18th floor balcony

A woman in Beijing narrowly escaped death when she accidentally fell from her 18th floor balcony on January 5, cri.cn reported today.

She was airing out a quilt when she fell from her balcony, which is more than 60 meters from the ground, the report said.

She was immediately rushed to the hospital and suffered multiple fractures in her spinal cord.

The woman was reportedly saved by shrubs and the deep snow that had accumulated over the past few days.

A bird view from the 18th floor of a building in Beijing is shown here in this picture. A woman narrowly escaped death when she accidentally fell from the 18th floor balcony of her apartment in the building, January 5, 2010.