Russian man survives five storey fall - twice

britexpat
By britexpat

A Russian man survived after downing three bottles of vodka and leaping from a fifth floor balcony - twice.

Alexei Roskov says he jumped the second time because he couldn't take his wife's nagging about the first time.

Wife Yekaterina had watched in horror as her drunken hubsand opened the kitchen window of their Moscow apartment, and hurled himself out.

Astonishingly Mr Roskov, 22, survived and managed to stagger back upstairs with barely a scratch after the 50ft fall.

But while his wife called for an ambulance and began to scold him, he jumped again.

Amazed medics treated Mr Roskov for minor cuts and bruises before releasing him.

Mr Roskov says he is now teetotal after giving up drinking, and added: "Now I can say just one thing - I was very lucky.

"I have no idea why I jumped the first time but when I came back up and I heard my wife screaming angrily at me I thought it was best if I left the room again - out of the window."

By britexpat• 12 Apr 2009 13:39
britexpat

He was saved twice.. So, the Lord must really love him..

By Roadtester• 12 Apr 2009 13:38
Roadtester

Did god save him tho? ;)

Great minds think alike, but fools seldom differ. (English Proverb)

To the people who don't believe in free speech - stop posting ;)

By Rizks• 12 Apr 2009 13:32
Rizks

Or might be he landed on a Polar Bear ....:)

By sameer ahmed• 12 Apr 2009 13:31
sameer ahmed

i m sure his wife had sum magical powers

By GodFather.• 12 Apr 2009 13:27
GodFather.

The reason why he survived was cos it was 2 meters of snow outside his appartment...lol

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HE WHO DARES WINS

By nadzmyrah• 12 Apr 2009 13:18
nadzmyrah

he's luckier than a cat!

By GodFather.• 12 Apr 2009 12:50
GodFather.

Guess I can understand why you woke in Prague.. Was it your Stag do?

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HE WHO DARES WINS

By SAMAEL• 12 Apr 2009 12:34
SAMAEL

lmao... the map was upsidedown... don't remind me

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By britexpat• 12 Apr 2009 10:46
britexpat

Were you one of the Tartan army that went off to Argentina for the world Cup finals and woke up in a totally different country ?

By mjamille28• 12 Apr 2009 10:41
mjamille28

lol, now he only got 7 lives left... better use them wisely... :P

By SAMAEL• 12 Apr 2009 10:37
SAMAEL

Woke up in Prague once... that was pretty weird... never drank Vodka since

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By Roadtester• 12 Apr 2009 10:00
Rating: 3/5
Roadtester

what keith said - same with people asleep when a car crashes the tensing up. I though they said the fall is not always the problem its when you bounce and every broken gets jiggled about. Like when parachuters whose chute not opened have landed in bogs.

Great minds think alike, but fools seldom differ. (English Proverb)

By GodFather.• 12 Apr 2009 09:58
GodFather.

The Polish claim to have invented the Vodka spirit which can be up to 70% to 80% in volume per alcohol.

No wonder they blow the brain cells out..:)

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HE WHO DARES WINS

By britexpat• 12 Apr 2009 09:51
britexpat

I remember visting a Polish Bar in the heart of London one Friday night. Don't remember anything else about that weekend :)

That stuff destroys brain cells..

By GodFather.• 12 Apr 2009 09:07
Rating: 4/5
GodFather.

Britexpat... the last time I downed three bottles of Vodka was in Poland.. Only woke the next morning on the public bench in the local park.. My host's had been looking for me all night..eeekk

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HE WHO DARES WINS

By Keith Brown• 12 Apr 2009 08:47
Keith Brown

Ive heard it said that drunks rarely injure themselves severely when they fall down , probably because they are so relaxed from the effects of the booze before they tumble,,,,,but 5 floors and TWICE, Im convinced of the theory now.

By anonymous• 12 Apr 2009 08:42
anonymous

...truck full of laundry down there...:)

Life is Beautiful...Indeed!

By SAMAEL• 12 Apr 2009 08:20
Rating: 3/5
SAMAEL

i would have taken the bottle with me

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By Formatted Soul• 12 Apr 2009 07:55
Formatted Soul

Some people are really really lucky.....lol

By britexpat• 12 Apr 2009 07:39
britexpat

Next time you jump out of the window, don't go straight back to the missus :)

By GodFather.• 12 Apr 2009 07:34
Rating: 2/5
GodFather.

So he had Vodka and Red Bull? (Red Bull Gives you wings)...lol

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HE WHO DARES WINS

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