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but only falls 1 floor and survives.
Man survives fall from Empire State Building's observation deck
Published April 26, 2013
New York Post
A tourist tried to jump from the Empire State Building yesterday but only made it one floor down, police sources said.
Nathaniel Simone, 33, climbed over a security fence on the observation deck on the 86th floor about 11:30 p.m. and jumped but only fell to the 85th floor, sources said.
He climbed over the fence and dropped down, a police source said.
He suffered a broken ankle and was taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment in police custody.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/26/man-survives-fall-from-empire-state-building-observation-deck/
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)He's damned lucky. Too many suicides don't get a second chance. I hope he gets the help he desperately needs and finds something beautiful to live for.
leveymg
(36,418 posts)Guess that's not enough in his case.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Hello, look at the ESB. It's got several tiers at the top.
Blue Owl
(50,393 posts)dimbear
(6,271 posts)Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)and miss the ground.
RobinA
(9,893 posts)imagine how he got that far. The fence up there would be pretty onorous to climb and there are people everywhere. I guess that late at night if you we're a cat burglar...
Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)And death...
Oh, I'm here all night! Please tip your waitstaff.
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)...hopefully,he will receive the help he needs, recover and go on to lead a happier life.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Just wasn't his time to go. Where would he have landed. Aren't there people at the base of the building?
jazzimov
(1,456 posts)when Dan Ackroyd, after losing everything, is standing on a street corner. A dog pees on his leg. It starts raining on him. He holds a pistol to his forehead and pulls the trigger - "click". Then he throws the gun away and you hear it go off.
You know your life is bad when you can't even kill yourself!