MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man crashed through a double-paned window in a hotel on Saturday and plummeted 16 floors — but survived when he was caught by a roof overhang.
Police and fire officials said he had multiple broken bones and internal injuries.
According to a police report, Hanson and two friends returned from a night of drinking at about 1:30 a.m Saturday. When the elevator reached the 17th floor, Hanson ran down a short hallway toward a floor-to-ceiling window.He apparently lost his balance and crashed through the glass, then fell 300 feet, landing on the roof overhang one floor up from the street.
The window was double-paned and had a safety bar, said Tom Mason, general manager of the Hyatt.
Police said Hanson was conscious and communicating when he was taken off the overhang.
"This has never happened before," said Mason, who added that hotel officials will investigate and take whatever steps to ensure the hotel's safety.
Police and fire officials said he had multiple broken bones and internal injuries.
According to a police report, Hanson and two friends returned from a night of drinking at about 1:30 a.m Saturday. When the elevator reached the 17th floor, Hanson ran down a short hallway toward a floor-to-ceiling window.He apparently lost his balance and crashed through the glass, then fell 300 feet, landing on the roof overhang one floor up from the street.
The window was double-paned and had a safety bar, said Tom Mason, general manager of the Hyatt.
Police said Hanson was conscious and communicating when he was taken off the overhang.
"This has never happened before," said Mason, who added that hotel officials will investigate and take whatever steps to ensure the hotel's safety.
5 comments:
I'm glad they care about the hotel's safety. However, it seems the hotel was not hurt too bad.
They proved that myth true on Mythbusters. Now here it is in real life.
That's good, now I can scratch it off of my list of things to do before I die.
I have been toying around with the idea of jumping off a tall building lately. This is actually quite discouraging.
Don't be discouraged, but if you're going to do it, you've got to do it right...
Stand there for a while on the edge and wait for the throng of blood thirsty to accumulate. Bring lots of beer and drink it. Hold your piss. Once the fervor developes and the news media is circling in helicopters with cameras trained - then jump. Piss all over the crowd on your way down. You could even hurl a bag of shit at some unsuspecting spectator. Give them something to take away from the experience. A jumper with a message. A gift.
Maybe you could plug the blog with a sign or something.
Outstanding approach. Perhaps add a little projectile vomiting to spice it up. Go Drewcifer, take one for the team.
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