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2mm from death: A 13-year-old slipped on an icy school floor in China after a faulty heater had leaked overnight. Xiao Lin fell forward onto a hook which embedded in his eye. A school handyman sawed the hook off the wall to free the lad, leaving 5cm sticking out of his head. Surgeon Yan Shijun commented: “The hook pierced his skull but was turned to the side by the impact. Any movement would have sent it into his brain and he could have died on the spot”. He added: “He has lost his right eye but he's very lucky to be alive at all”. (Photo by Rex Features)
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