Argentinian Woman Survives 23-Story Fall Onto Taxi Cab
- Posted on January 24, 2011 at 8:31pm by
Meredith Jessup
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Witnesses say they saw a woman throw herself from the 23rd story of a Buenos Aires hotel Monday and survive.
The woman landed in a sitting position on the roof of a taxi whose driver got out just before the impact deeply dented his roof and shattered the windshield.
A bystander's cell phone camera captured the moments after the woman landed on the windshield of a taxi cab.
The woman, a 30-year-old Argentine, was rushed to the nearby Hospital Argerich, where she was being operated on for injuries including internal bleeding and broken hips and ribs, Alberto Crescenti, director of Argentina’s Emergency Medical System, told the government news agency Telam. He estimated that she fell nearly 100 meters (330 feet).
The taxi driver, who gave his name as Miguel, reportedly said he saw a policeman looking up and that prompted him to get out just before the driver‘s side of the car was smashed by the woman’s body.
Another taxi driver, Juan Carlos Candame, told Associated Press Television News that he saw the woman climb over a barrier and jump into the void.
The woman plunged from the top of the Hotel Crown Plaza Panamericano, where a restaurant overlooks the landmark Obelisk in downtown Buenos Aires.
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Eyeball
Posted on January 27, 2011 at 4:37pmThis woman had no regard for her own life. What makes her a sorry individual is that she jumped with no regard to the lives of the people she might have landed on.
Report Post »MUDFLAPS
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 7:45amWhen its not your time….. its not your time.
Report Post »ConsideringWhatIf
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 6:19pmDon’t tell Jackie Chan about this…it might get him thinking about a too-far-over-the-top stunt.
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 4:44pmShe did not like the food in the restaurant, or she got really bad service. I think I will buy a lottery ticket anyway.
Report Post »martinrnelson
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 3:27pmThe Lord may have a purpose for this lady….:)
Report Post »2gether
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 2:05pmFirst BQI I have been to your site and I love it. It is great and I hope you can effect some sorely needed changes in this country. You have my prayers and good thoughts. Apparently, God has something else in store for her. She has not yet fulfilled her mission on this earth, nor the cab driver for that matter.
Report Post »branch manager
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:47amWell if she was depressed before she jumped and couldn’t even do that correctly…
Report Post »kens
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:37amHey, she lived because she fell on a flimsy GM car. If she fell on a Ford she would have splattered.
Report Post »indy1
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:04amTalk about an Argentine Firecracker!
Report Post »TANK3584
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 4:47amI guess she was not happy with the amount of obama’s stimulus check..
Report Post »zman173rd
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 12:23amTaxi!!!! never there when you need one, always there when you don’t.
Report Post »EZDOZIT
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 12:11amTall buildings kill,ban tall buildings!
Report Post »NO HARNESS ON MY BACK
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:48pmtalk about a fifth element moment she must have just got her copy
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 11:01pm“Ba-da-boom”
Report Post »ottb
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 11:19pmDarn, you beat me to it. Leelu Dallas, multipass.
Report Post »LoisLane1951
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:26pmWhy is THIS on this site? I thought this was a political site. This is National Enquirer stuff. Hey, site manager…WAKE UP!
Report Post »ZaphodsPlanet
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 1:02amMaybe it’s a little odd bit of proof that sometimes when you give up on yourself, God still has some kind of plan for ya. Just thinking out loud.
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:23pmI just whistle for cabs but I guess this would work too?
Report Post »bbdarthchris077
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:07pmeverybody gets one!!
Report Post »mrpips
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:57pmWhat everyone should really be thankful for is that the vehicle she landed on was not put together by a bunch of drunk UAW neanderthals and thus was built well enough to absorb the impact and save her life.
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:56pmI can’t believe she lived through that jump. Glad the cab driver got out in time.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:00pmShe needs to sue the cab driver
Report Post »RobertCA
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:28pmCHEEZWHIZ
Report Post »Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:00pm
She needs to sue the cab driver
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Gloria Allred or Halfred , we have a client for you :)
mrpips
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:52pmIf she threw herself off I don’t think she wanted to live. Wonder what she’ll think about her life now that if before she thought it not worth living, and now she can’t even successfully commit suicide. Either she’ll see it as a second chance, or she’ll try again.
Report Post »etetetet
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:51pmJust in – the local el MSNBC station said it was Senora Palin was at fault for the lady jumping. Hope the lady recovers and gets the help she needs.
Report Post »BQI
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:40pmShe should immediately buy a lottery ticket!
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Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:46pmI hope that you understand that the Left will never believe what you said about your site. Most of them don’t think what you suggest is possible. You have to be an old white guy trying to trick people.
Report Post »BQI
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:52pm@82DAIRBORNE
You may have a point, but I tell you what, times, they are a changing. I think more Blacks are beginning to open their eyes. I’m spending more time on Black sites trying to drive them to BQI. It is tough but we are making some small headway. I’ve noticed an increase in traffic from one of the major black sites. We will get there and hopefully play a big role in getting rid of Obama.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:02pmI like the site http://www.blackquillandink.com!! I hope lots of folks of all colors/persuasions check it out.
Report Post »BQI
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:06pm@ 82dairborne
Thanks.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:37pmGlad the cabbie is ok. I hope the woman will be too.
Now.
In my best Jerry Lewis voice: “Hey Lady!!!!!!!!…p-a-r-a-c-h-u-t-e!!!!”
Report Post »hkyfan36
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:26pmLucky break for her.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:05amHow come I can never catch a cab?
Report Post »RobertCA
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:25pmor better to say the cab driver is lucky to be alive !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:32pmSo whats Mark Sanford doing these days ?
Report Post »RobertCA
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:38pmCHEEZWHIZ
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:32pm
So whats Mark Sanford doing these days ?
is he still there ??????????????
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RobertCA
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:44pmFinally some more details :
Report Post »The woman in her hotel room was watching MSNBC once a Turk & Piven appeared on the screen the woman shouted “satin satin” & jumped !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cheezwhiz
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 9:56pmShe is a massager methinks.
Report Post »She went to service a client who turned out to be AL Gore wanting his 2nd chakra rotated.
The moment she saw him nakid,
she jumped
TruthTalker
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 11:01pmThe Lord has plans for this woman in the future.
Report Post »slimster
Posted on January 24, 2011 at 11:20pmWhat kind of car was the cabbie driving? It saved her life with it’s crunch zone. It looks like a Nissan…
Report Post »LUDWIKA BRONISLAWA
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 2:14amMy brother fell 4 feet and he’s dead, I hate these stories.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 5:26amIf she jumped, why take her to the hospital? It was her wish to die. Give her some pain meds and let her bleed out…
Just like saving a gangbanger from a gunshot wound that does not have insurance…Let them just die.
Report Post »LetTheTruthSpill
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 6:48amI,m thinking..Lottery ticket.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:03am____________________________________________
Report Post »Argentina? Anybody seen ex-governor Mark Sanford?
Snowleopard the artist {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:30amBoth are fortunate to be alive; thank God indeed for a miracle. I wish a speedy recovery for them.
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