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New Zealand Man Survives 15th Story Plunge After Being Locked Out Of Hotel
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — A man was recovering in a hospital Monday after surviving a plunge from the 15th floor of his New Zealand apartment building.
Police said the 20-year-old man discovered he was locked out of his 14th floor unit in the Volt Apartment building in downtown Auckland at about 2 a.m. Sunday.
He decided to try and scale down the outside of the building from an apartment directly above his. Police said he was trying to land on his balcony when he fell, landing on the roof of an adjacent building far below.
He was at first listed in critical condition but had improved Monday to a satisfactory condition.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/man-survives-plunge-15th-floor-apartment
Police said the 20-year-old man discovered he was locked out of his 14th floor unit in the Volt Apartment building in downtown Auckland at about 2 a.m. Sunday.
He decided to try and scale down the outside of the building from an apartment directly above his. Police said he was trying to land on his balcony when he fell, landing on the roof of an adjacent building far below.
He was at first listed in critical condition but had improved Monday to a satisfactory condition.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/man-survives-plunge-15th-floor-apartment
