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This happened yesterday in the early hours of the day in my hometown of Bielefeld, Germany. The man was a 49 year old Russian by birth.

The Media Reference given is the official police report from yesterday.

To show his wife his unbelievable strength the man climbed over the balcony of the couples flat, which was on the 7th floor. The man held on to the outside of the parapet of said balcony to perform pull ups.

After a few pull ups he lost his strength and was not able to lift himself up again onto the balcony. He eventually fell the seven stories and was lying severely injured in a thornbush. He was brought to the hospital where he died three hours later.

GERMAN NEWS ARTICLE TRANSLATION by BABELFISH.Altavista.com

POLE BI: to 05.04.2007 Stieghorst correction to Mutprobe deadly ended

Bielefeld (ots) - the time of the accident was confounded erroneously with the time of dying the man.

Is correct:

FB/ to 4.4th, against 23.20 o'clock, wanted a alkoholisierter 49jaehriger native Russian of its wife its courage to prove and hung themselves to the external parapet wall in 7. Upper floor of balcony present of the common dwelling in the road Gerstenkamp. After some Klimmzuegen to it however its forces and it failed fell about 20 meters deeply. It remained heavily hurt lying on thorn shrubs. After medical emergency supply locally it was then brought into the urban hospital. There it succumbed to its injuries today against 03.20 o'clock. Referring to a foreign being to blame for did not result.

ots original text: Police Bielefeld

Submitted on 04/05/2007

Submitted by: Malte Stern
Reference: http://www.presseportal.de/polizeipresse/p_story_rss.htx?nr=967004

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Bruce said:
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Not only did he demonstrate his lack of strength but he demonstrated his lack of common sense as well. Thanks for sending this in, Malte!

Chip said:
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A typical "Watch what I can do!" demise made even more humorous by the thorn bush landing! Thanks for the story, Malte

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