Posted on 05/04/2025 1:51:01 PM PDT by Libloather
An American tourist in Rome impaled himself on a metal fence at the Colosseum while possibly trying to take a selfie — screaming in pain as he was left helplessly dangling for more than 20 minutes.
The unidentified visitor, a 47-year-old US man based in Taiwan, pierced his spine and needed 80 stitches after the Friday afternoon horror at the Piazza del Colosseo, according to the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero.
It took paramedics more than 20 minutes to remove the man from the metal railing. He screamed till he lost consciousness and then hung lifelessly from the fence in horrifying scenes witnessed by crowds of tourists, according to reports.
The man is believed to have climbed the railing, which lines the arches of the Roman monument, in an attempt to get a better view or take a selfie, the outlet said.
Stunned visitors quickly called paramedics.
The man was rushed to nearby San Giovanni hospital in “code red” condition after the terrifying incident around 5 p.m.
He was provided oxygen, stitched up and listed in serious but stable condition.
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Fence works.
stitched up but not clear if cured — of stupidity.
Did the crowds give a thumbs up or down?
Posthumous domestic jackassery? Pshaw
The clear front runner for Living International Jackass of 2025: This Guy.
This could be Pope Francis’ first miracle.
His coffin passed by the colosseum
If your indian name is “Selfies with Bears”, it’s gonna be a short movie.
<>At least hes alive.<>
After an impaling I suspect he wishes that he wasn’t.
Stupid is...
Should have been impaled on the trident of a retiarius for authenticity.
No pics of it? No one at the colosseum had a camera?
“Not one mention of Darwin in 14 replies?”
THis guy may have tried, but he didn’t remove himself from the gene pool. Thus, no Darwin Award. (Although you might ponder how his DNA got this far in the first place.)
If they were consistent, the news media would refer to him as a “Taiwan Man”.
This puts him in the running for the Darwin Award.
you’re correct, unless the fence somehow severed his eh.. pork n’ beans.
I’ve been to the Colosseum. Saw that big huge gate, ugliest part of the Colosseum.
Didn’t take selfie.
Stunned visitors quickly called paramedics.
Sure
No pictures, it didn’t happen
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Not a doctor, but I don’t think
you ever ‘stitch’ a pierced spine back together, not even with fishing line.
A corse not! Thats what Duct Tape is for!!!
I have zero sympathy for this idiot.
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