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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Sun Nov 3, 2013, 11:38 PM Nov 2013

NYU tudent rescued after stuck between two buildings for two days [View all]

Eyewitness News

NEW YORK (WABC) -- FDNY rescued a 19-year-old NYU student Sunday after he was stuck in a two-foot gap between an NYU dorm and a garage on 80 Lafayette Street.

Classmates say the student was missing for days.

Crews took over an hour to free the man. There is no word yet on how he became trapped, but he is alive.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9312060

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NYU tudent rescued after stuck between two buildings for two days [View all] hrmjustin Nov 2013 OP

WOW. Glad they found him. n/t Tx4obama Nov 2013 #1

This is where it happened. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #2

I remember there was a woman rescued from between two buildings like that a couple months ago... Tx4obama Nov 2013 #3

Maybe China. There were a few stories like that from China in the past few months. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #4

Portland, Oregan in January 2013 Tx4obama Nov 2013 #5

That must have been horrible. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #6

Poster below just gave me this. Happened Oct 22 2013. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #15

So glad they found him, Justin. sheshe2 Nov 2013 #7

They said he is in good condition and talking. His mother came from Pittsburg to be with her son. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #8

Was it a long drop Justin? sheshe2 Nov 2013 #9

It looks like he fell from his fifth floor window. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #10

I've got claustrophobia. I'd have been very uncomfortable over those two days. NBachers Nov 2013 #11

Yeah I would not handled it well myself. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #12

Me too. I'm gasping for air just reading this. Hoyt Nov 2013 #31

From about a week ago... PoliticAverse Nov 2013 #13

Yes I now remember that story. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #14

Sounds like getting stuck between buildings happens a lot. I wonder... Tx4obama Nov 2013 #16

Yes that is something to think about. We have a lot of alleys like that in NYC. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #17

This isn't Texas, NYC residents are packed in like sardines... n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2013 #18

Believe it or not I do know that. I've traveled outside of Texas many times :) Tx4obama Nov 2013 #19

Quite literally. It's called...... Smarmie Doofus Nov 2013 #30

NY Post version of the story with additional details... PoliticAverse Nov 2013 #20

I saw this on the news, Yikes! Rhiannon12866 Nov 2013 #21

He either fell off the roof or out his window. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #22

Yikes! How?! Rhiannon12866 Nov 2013 #23

That is scary. I am glad you got out quickly. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #24

I was terrified! Rhiannon12866 Nov 2013 #25

They just said he was evacuating from a fire alarm and he might have fallen trying to leave. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #28

Geez! Poor guy! Rhiannon12866 Nov 2013 #32

He must have gone out his window... Princess Turandot Nov 2013 #33

was he drunk when he got in that fix? gopiscrap Nov 2013 #26

They just said a fire alarm went off and it looks like he fell trying to escape. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #27

ok, that's the first I heard of that gopiscrap Nov 2013 #29