Surviving a 47 Story Fall#

This is just amazing. A man who was washing the exterior windows of a NYC skyscraper fell 47 stories from the scaffolding and survived. From the NY Times:

Alcides, whose wife lives in Ecuador, suffered serious injuries. Officials said he was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell hospital, where he remained in grave condition last night. Hospital officials declined to discuss his chances, and other authorities were at a loss to explain his survival.