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Cheerleader Survives 44-foot Fall

(AP) - A University of Kentucky cheerleader who suffered multiple injuries in a 44-foot fall in his home state of Rhode Island has been released from the hospital.

The cheerleader's father, Hugh Smith, says his son, Dylan, fell while teaching a gymnastics class. According to the Lexington Herald-Leader in Kentucky, Hugh Smith says his son landed against a fourth- or fifth-floor door that had been nailed shut but gave way.

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