Special Needs Man Rescued From Under Fallen Tombstone

[EyEgOrE]

Emergency responders were called to St. Michael’s Cemetery near Pittsburgh’s South Side Slopes neighborhood around 1 p.m. Tuesday after a man was pinned beneath a tombstone.

The 47-year-old man was visiting the cemetery with his mother when he lost his balance and grabbed onto the tombstone, said Cara Cruz, a Pittsburgh police spokeswoman. The tombstone fell on top of him, landing on his back.

The tombstone is estimated to weigh about 400 pounds. Two police officers and another man were able to lift it off the man.

The man’s mother said he has special needs and is primarily nonverbal, according to Cruz. He was transported to Mercy Hospital with some minor bruising.

Man rescued after being trapped under tombstone in Pittsburgh

Emergency responders were called to St. Michael’s Cemetery near Pittsburgh’s South Side Slopes neighborhood around 1 p.m. Tuesday after a man was pinned beneath a tombstone. The 47-year-old man was visiting the cemetery with his mother when he lost his balance and grabbed onto the tombstone...

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[Inferus]

So much for the myth of tard strong.

 

[Benighted]

He's damned lucky he only had minor bruising. I volunteered in a cemetery for a couple of summers and got some pretty bad dings from small children's stones. Those granite ones are behemoths. Also, a lot of that style rely on gravity to keep the stones in place, maybe some light cementing. They're often not pinned or anchored to the base. If you trip in a cemetery, it's probably better to let yourself go down than grab a stone.

 

[Sejanus]

He has special needs like a sense of balance

 

[Old Man Metal]

The man’s mother said he has special needs and is primarily nonverbal

I bet he was verbal for a minute there when that headstone put the whack on him.