Man jumps 40 stories to land on a car and survives

[JBean]

• Police fear suicide attempt
• Broke legs, shattered ankle, collapsed lung
• Was conscious afterwards

A NEW York City man who leapt 40 storeys from the rooftop of an apartment building has survived after crashing on to a parked car.

Witnesses and police say 22-year-old Thomas Magill jumped from the high-rise at West 63rd Street yesterday, the New York Post said.

He suffered just a broken leg, a shattered ankle and a collapsed lung after his 10.44am leap from atop the West End Towers on West End Avenue at 63rd Street.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/wo...car-and-survives/story-e6frf7lf-1225913102804

 

[Kimster]

He must have had some help from above. :alien:

 

[JBean]

The guy that owned the charger that he landed on said he thinks the man survived because of the rosary he keeps in the car.

 

[Belinda]

Boy, thats gotta hurt. Wonder how the flight was?

 

[Linda7NJ]

How sad, I hope he gets the help he needs.

 

[tlcya]

not exacty the ending the poor guy expected. Now not only is he depressed but broken up. Hope he gets some counseling.