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| Video shows Sebastian Reyes survive 17-storey balcony fall in Chile | Video shows Sebastian Reyes survive 17-storey balcony fall in Chile |
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| Sebastian Reyes fell off a balcony on Saturday morning in the central Chilean city of Rancagua. The 23-year old incredibly survived the 40 metre drop despite landing on the roof of a parking unit and bouncing off a car. | Sebastian Reyes fell off a balcony on Saturday morning in the central Chilean city of Rancagua. The 23-year old incredibly survived the 40 metre drop despite landing on the roof of a parking unit and bouncing off a car. |
| Watch the CCTV footage below. | Watch the CCTV footage below. |
| Reyes was initially in critical condition but has since been released by the Rancagua Regional Hospital with fractures in his pelvis and femur. | Reyes was initially in critical condition but has since been released by the Rancagua Regional Hospital with fractures in his pelvis and femur. |
| The 23-year-old has told local media that he does not remember anything after falling from the balcony. | The 23-year-old has told local media that he does not remember anything after falling from the balcony. |
| He spent the evening watching a Copa America football match, followed by a night out with friends. The group returned to the flat at around 6:30-7am on Saturday morning before Reyes lost his balance while sitting on the balcony. | He spent the evening watching a Copa America football match, followed by a night out with friends. The group returned to the flat at around 6:30-7am on Saturday morning before Reyes lost his balance while sitting on the balcony. |
| On Thursday, Reyes made an emotional return to the flat - watch below. | |
| In the video above, the lucky 23-year-old points to a tattoo on his arm which translates as 'God, don't abandon me'. |