This unnamed cat chaser was not the only Florida man in his 40s to fall from a roof, be impaled, and live to tell the tale on Wednesday Feb 6. Click here for the other guys story.
A man trying to catch his pet fell off a roof and impaled himself on the fence late Wednesday.The man, whose name was not released, was chasing his pet cat on the roof of his trailer at Northwest 11th Court and 79th Street about 9 p.m., Miami-Dade Fire-Rescue officials said.
The feline got away and the man jumped off the roof, expecting to land on the ground. Instead, the 42-year-old found himself impaled on the metal fence.
The man’s wife immediately came to his aid, and neighbors hearing the commotion called 911.
When they arrived, firefighters supported the man’s weight to avoid further impalement and used hydraulic tools to cut away the fence around him.
Most of the fencing was removed — except for an eight inch section which remained inside of his body.
The man was taken to a local hospital where a medical team was waiting to remove the piece of fencing from his body.
”We urge and remind people, don’t ever remove an impaled object,” said Lt. Eddy Ballester of the Miami-Dade Fire-Rescue. “Always wait for the authorities.”
The man, although in severe pain, was expected to recover.
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