'Superman' hurt in fall
2005-10-25 11:27
Graz, Austria - A man who claimed he was Superman and could fly was hospitalised early on Tuesday after leaping from a fourth-floor window, authorities said.
Paramedics rushed the 23-year-old man to a hospital in the city of Graz, about 200 kilometres south of Vienna, after he jumped from a window and suffered head and back injuries, police said.
They said the man - who apparently had drunk several bottles of red wine before attempting the jump - appeared at the window ledge at around 04:00 and shouted: "I am Superman! Nothing can happen to me!"
The jumper, whose name was not released, landed on part of a lower section and roof, sparing him from more serious injuries, authorities said.
- AP