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Hangover on an Overhang

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No running in the halls warnings from his mother apparently weren't enough to quench Joshua Hanson's thirst for hotel tomfoolery. At approximently 2:00 after a night out at the bars Hanson reportatly decided to race his roomates to the hotel room from the elevator. Disreguarding all the conventional wisdom of mother everywhere not to run in the halls and also not taking into account his inebriated reactiont time he missed the turn to his 17th floor hotel room and instead opted for the short cut to the first floor via a floor to ceiling glass window at the end of the hall. He fell 16 stories and much to his dismay landed on a overhang just below the hotel entrance and lived. Making this a honorable mention for the record books! Talk about a hangover the next day!

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http://www.startribune.com/local/11586351.html

After a night out drinking, Joshua Hanson was horsing around with two friends on the 17th floor of the Hyatt Regency in downtown Minneapolis early Saturday morning when he apparently lost his balance and crashed through a floor-to-ceiling window.

He fell 16 stories.

Hanson, 29, landed feet first on a roof overhang near the hotel's main entrance along the Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis police said, and he was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center.

Hospital officials weren't reporting on his condition Saturday night, but police and fire officials said he had multiple broken bones and internal injuries.

He must have "an angel on his shoulder or something," said Minneapolis police Lt. Dale Barsness. "He's a lucky guy."This is one of the most amazing reports I've ever read," said police Lt. Amelia Huffman.

Hanson, of Blair, Wis., had come to Minneapolis with friends for a four-day darts convention at the hotel.

According to police, Hanson and his buddies had been in St. Paul drinking at bars before they returned to the Hyatt in a taxi about 1:30 a.m. Saturday.

They were apparently horsing around as an elevator brought them to the floor where they are staying, Barsness said. For some reason, Hanson bolted from the elevator and took off down a short hallway of rooms toward a window, then apparently stumbled, he said.

It appeared that Hanson fell forward a few feet from the side of the building and landed on what appeared to be metal material on the overhang, which extends out several feet and is a floor up from the street.

Compared with the concrete below, the surface probably had more give and apparently helped blunt the blow of the fall. Late Saturday morning, shards of glass were still littered around the collapsed area where he fell.

When rescue crews arrived, firefighters first had to extricate Hanson while paramedics worked to stabilize him, said Assistant Fire Chief Ulie Seal.

Hanson was strapped into a backboard and brought down to the street in a firetruck basket, Seal said. Hanson was conscious and communicating as he was taken off the overhang, according to the police report. KARE-11 TV reported Saturday night that doctors had put Hanson in an induced coma.

The window was double-paned, and there was a safety bar in front of the glass, said Tom Mason, general manager of the Hyatt.

Hotel officials will be investigating the windows there and "will take whatever steps we have to do to ensure safety," he said.

Of Hanson, Mason said that "we wish him a full recovery."

About 3,000 players from Minnesota and western Wisconsin are participating in the dart tournament, which features singles, doubles and team events. All eyes were on the 120 dartboards at the tournament on Saturday, but most people were buzzing about Hanson's extraordinary fall.

"I heard it when we were walking over here this morning," said Ryan Stumb of Mankato. "It's crazy. Most of us just sit here and have some fun."

Keith Hajny, who was selling darts for Doc's of Spring Lake Park, said he had been "catching tidbits" of the tale all day, but didn't know what had actually happened.

"If he makes it, it will be pretty incredible," Hajny said.

Submitted on 08/26/2008

Submitted by: Rheannon
Reference: Start Tribune jan 22 2007

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>> Moderator Scores <<

Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Too Common
There are several other stories of this sort in the archive. Thank you for your submission, Rheannon, and submit again.


Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Too Common
Drunks falling from balconies and similar stories have become way too common as Candi mentioned. Thanks just the same, Rheannon, we do appreciate the effort.


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