...are closer than they appear.
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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“Selfie” is just a short way to say SUICIDE.
>No pics of it? No one at the colosseum had a camera?
Kinda weird we don’t already have 20 different angles of this idiot just hanging around. Nobody took pics?
Why are there no photos of this idiot?
Then you’re not a very decent person or Christian.
Or perhaps you have some warped idea that it’s bragging.
Cool. Hope the stadium folk got their bloodlust satisfied.
This was beyond the pale.
LOL!
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Social media was a mistake.
Was thinking the same ... spine pierced....lifeless body....given O2 and some stitches ... good to go.
Stupid people die in stupid ways.
When I type in Google “Man impaled on” I get about ten entries. Sometimes it’s the result of a vehicular accident, but apparently, this is not uncommon.
...are closer than they appear.
I bet the "real" story is that the guy got on the fence when a local Italian man offered to take his picture with his cellphone, and then the guy fell when the man demanded $50 Euro to give the guy his phone back.
-PJ
Not only that, they literally brought him back to life.
Wow! That’s a really tall fence with long spikes at the top! What a dummy!
Lol…re “lifelessly.” It would seem that “Il Messaggero“ has the Democrat Disease — bad messaging.
Zion National Park has signs warning people not to try selfies at the many precipices. Too many tragedies.
well, i bet he doesnt do that again
I guess impaling is better than being torn apart by lions .
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