A woman who plunged 60ft from an upper balcony at a John Lewis store escaped with minor injuries after landing on a bed.
The 60-year-old woman was shopping at the store in Wilmslow Road, Cheadle, when she fell over the edge of glass balconies near an escalator.
A spokesman for the Greater Manchester Police said that she suffered hip and spine injuries after the incident, which occurred at around 4pm on Monday afternoon, but that they were "not thought to be serious" thanks to her soft landing.
According to
ITV, a John Lewis spokesperson confirmed that the store are working closely with police to determine how the shopper fell.
He said:
"We closed the shop immediately and are offering partners who witnessed the incident our full support.
"We are continuing to work closely with the emergency services and have passed on CCTV footage to the police.
"We are glad that the customer's injuries are not thought to be serious, and our thoughts are with the customer and her family."
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