Translation: A 22-year old man from Ried in Austria died on Thursday morning after a festivity in his home town. He had climbed on a wall to urinate off it and had fallen.

The 22-year old had visited a public festivity together with friends. He was driven home by a friend at about 4 a.m. and went to sleep in the basement.

It is assumed that the man got up between 7.30 a.m. and 9.30 a.m. in order to urinate. For that purpose he climbed on a wall (85 centimeter) in front of the house.

There he must have lost his balance. He fell from the wall, and so did a sharp-edged flower pot on which the man probably hit his head.

He suffered severe head injuries and was found bleeding by his parents, that returned from church at around 9.30 a.m. Attempts to revive him made by the parents and the paramedics showed no success.

Submitted on 05/06/2005

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: From website, 05-05-05

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Daniel said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
Just an accident, 85 cm should not be a dangerous fall.

Kelly said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
He was probably still drunk, but it's a little bit boggling that he climbed up on top of a wall to urinate instead of just going to the bathroom in the proper place...or at worst, just urinating against the wall instead of from on top.

Jack said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
I have to go for a DA on this. As they say in Airborne School, "It's not how far you [bleeping] fall, it's how you [bleeping] land." I'm not completly happy with this story (it could have used a better write-up), but it does meet the minimum requirements for an award - death by stupidity.

Charles said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
85cm is just short of three feet, uncomfortably high for urinating over, too low for urinating against... and too high to comfortably climb on top of. So he had to work at it... which is part of what makes this worth keeping, sort of. Doesn't quite have the humour I like to see, though.

Tracy said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
I agree with Jack & Charles - but why didn't the guy walk to a bathroom???

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