City law student survives horror fall; Mother says: I thought I'd lost her.Byline: LUKE TRAYNOR A LIVERPOOL student has miraculously survived a 26ft plunge from a bathroom window. Chloe McDonough fell into the street last weekend when she returned home from a night out in Leeds city centre The city centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, can be separated roughly into five areas or quarters. The Civic Quarter The Civic Quarter is the area at the north of the city centre and is bisected by the Headrow. It is home to the Leeds Magistrates and Crown Courts. . The 20-year-old suffered a catalogue of broken bones This article or section has multiple issues: * It does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by citing reliable sources. * It needs to be expanded. Please help [ improve the article] or discuss these issues on the talk page. , and medics said they were amazed she was still alive. The former Liverpool College Liverpool College is a public school located in the suburbs of Liverpool, England. History The College was founded as an educational charity in 1840 and has been on the present 26 acre (105,000 m²) site since 1928. It is open to boys and girls from the ages of 3 to 18. pupil has regained consciousness and has now been able to speak to her mother, Vanda, on a number of occasions. Yesterday, Mrs McDonough, from Childwall, said she was terrified ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. she had nearly lost her "best friend". The 42-year-old said: "Chloe is my world, I'm absolutely devastated, she has everything going for her. "Psychologically, she's got a big battle ahead with all her injuries, but she's such a strong person and I'm sure she'll come t h r ough." The ex-Rudston Road primary school pupil has undergone two operations and doctors initially feared she had suffered brain damage. A passer-by found her on the pavement at 3.17am and, because of her injuries, police at first assumed she had been run over by a car. Chloe, who is in her second year of a law degree at Leeds Metropolitan University Leeds Metropolitan University is a university with campuses in Leeds and Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. , had returned home alone after clubbing with friends. The 20-year-old had earlier complained of not feeling well, but she has no tangible memories of what happened when she returned home to her Derwentwater Terrace house, in Headingley. It is thought she may have gone to the bathroom because was feeling ill and opened up the lowstanding window for fresh air, when she fell. Mrs McDonough added: "She fell just two inches away from a wall, it doesn't bear thinking about if she had hit it. "I was out for a meal that night and I took a call the following morning. I flew down the motorway, I couldn't believe it. "It's an old Victorian House and the window in the bathroom is really low down. "The support we've had from everyone has just been amazing. "Chloe has a really big circle of friends who are all asking about her. "The last couple of days have been a total nightmare. "But she's a strong girl and I'm sure she'll be able to pull through." Chloe is head of the student lacrosse lacrosse (ləkrôs`), ball and goal game usually played outdoors by two teams of 10 players each on a field 60 to 70 yd (54.86 to 64.01 m) wide by 110 yd (100.58 m) long. Two goals face each other 80 yd (73. team and wants to become a corporate lawyer once she graduates. The scene in Headingley was cordoned off by police who initially treated the incident as a potential hit and run. But further enquiries revealed how the student must have tumbled from the first-floor window. Before Chloe moved to Yorkshire she lived with her parents in Cronton, near Widnes, but many of her friends come from Liver pool. CAPTION(S): Tumble: The house Chloe McDonough - fell from window in Leeds, where she is studying law |
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