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"I'm just so thankful. When I came home from work today and I saw her, I was just very thankful. It's a miracle," Kirk said.
Brian O'Connor, a manager with the Animal Rescue League, said Sugar fell an estimated 150 to 200 feet. He said studies have shown cats have a greater chance of survival when they fall from higher than nine stories.
"The cats were able to relax, orient themselves in a flying squirrel position with the legs spread out. It slowed their descent down," O'Connor said.
Kirk said she is having screens installed on her windows to prevent future falls.