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'Skylarking' man in undies falls ni

2007 Reader Submission
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This would surely have to qualify for an honourable mention!

From ABC News Website:

A man has survived after falling more than 30 metres from the 9th storey of an apartment complex in the Perth suburb of Mosman Park.

Residents at the apartment complex in Dover Court say they heard a loud bang just after midnight.

Police say the man's fall was broken by a corrugated iron pergola which he crashed through, landing in a residents courtyard.

A resident, who gave his name as Bill, said he woke to find police in his courtyard tending to the man who was dressed only in underpants.

"He was conscious, he was going, well, well, where am I, what happened and that was about it, " he said.

"It was a horrendous fall because he actually came down nine storeys."

Inspector John Gibson from West Australian police says the man is lucky to have survived the fall.

"When we first heard about it here [we] thought gee whiz, this fella's a goner but yeah he survived and jolly good luck to him and one would hope that if he was skylarking, he's learnt a very big lesson from a very lucky fall," he said.

He was taken to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital where he remains in a stable condition.

His injuries are not considered serious.

To prove that it qualifies as an honourable mention - From news.com.au:

A PERTH man has fallen from his ninth storey flat while "skylarking" in his underwear and lived to tell the tale.

It was believed the 35-year-old man was putting planks across to a neighbour's flat when he fell, police said.

A pergola on the ground broke his fall.

Police and St John Ambulance were called to a group of flats just after midnight, police spokeswoman Ros Weatherall said.

"It was an iron and timber structure, possibly a pergola that cushioned his fall," she said.

"He was skylarking around, building planks across to his neighbour's place when it happened.

"He was very lucky."

The man suffered a suspected broken leg and cuts.

Submitted on 10/15/2007

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22594289-29277,00.html and http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/

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Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Thanks for the unusual story. Putting planks across to his neighbor's apartment in his underwear, then falling certainly earns this bloke an Honorable Mention.


Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
This sure does conjure up strange images. Thanks for sending it in!


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