Jet Li escapes tsunami's rage in Maldives

HONG KONG, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Martial arts actor Jet Li saved himself and his daughter from the deadly tsunami that slammed parts of Asia and Africa including the Maldives.

Li suffered a foot injury from furniture washed away by a wall of water at a resort in the Maldives but was able to scoop up his daughter and get to higher ground, a friend told a Hong Kong newspaper.

Li, one of Hong Kong's premiere action exports, then called his agent to say he and his daughter were safe, E! Online reported. Li starred in "Romeo Must Die," his first top billing in America.