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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For his next trip, he will visit the Great Wall of China where he will slip and fall while taking a selfie.
After recovering from that, he will summit Mt. Everest, take a selfie then fall off the mountain.
LOL!!
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