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| Idiot of the day, Perth edition featuring a US sailor |
| 2015-04-27 |
| A US sailor has suffered serious injuries after jumping from the 10th floor balcony of a hotel into a swimming pool in Perth. Police say the 22-year-old suffered a broken leg and internal injuries in the incident at the Parmelia Hilton at about 1:00am. He is undergoing surgery in Royal Perth Hospital. Police said they were called to an incident involving a man and a woman from USS Carl Vinson, currently off Perth after a stint in the Middle East. It is believed both were involved in an altercation before the man jumped from the balcony. Police said both were believed to be heavily intoxicated. The small pool is outdoors on the second floor of the hotel, next to the gym. It is about 20 metres long and has a depth of 1.1 metres at the shallow end, dropping to 2.2 metres at the other end. It is understood he landed in the shallow end of the pool, with police estimating he landed in 1.3 metres of water. A senior police spokesman told the ABC it was an extremely dangerous stunt and "a sober person wouldn't do it". A hotel guest, Malcolm, whose room overlooked the pool, said he heard the man crying out for help. "I just heard his screaming and he sounded intoxicated," he said. "I'm very surprised he attempted it. "I thought he was lucky to make the water, to be quite honest with you. He's lucky to be alive." Another guest said she thought it was amazing he survived the jump. Details of the incident have been handed to the US Navy for an investigation. Maybe 60 meters. You are pretty close to terminal velocity. Very lucky to be alive. |
| Posted by:phil_b |
| #11 Good news is he is only 0.5 meters tall now, so next time it should work. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2015-04-27 17:34 |
| #10 USN Ret: I believe the 1.3 meters may have been taken after his dive... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2015-04-27 16:46 |
| #9 Wonder if he is/was a Lawn Dart technician...... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2015-04-27 14:26 |
| #8 So maybe I am missing something, but how can a shallow end of the pool, at 1.1 meters, hold water to a depth of 1.3 meters? (unless it was ice and stacked up) and yes, during a port visit to Perth back in 1980, I really wanted to stay, but for some strange reason the Boomer 1 (CO) said no. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2015-04-27 14:24 |
| #7 I went harf when I saw the part of Behind Enemy Lines when dude went off the aircraft carrier. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2015-04-27 11:14 |
| #6 Sounds like he was high-diving into the shallow end of the gene pool to me. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2015-04-27 10:38 |
| #5 This guy was swimming in the shallow end of the gene pool compounded by the effects of alcohol. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-04-27 09:56 |
#4 Where is Ensign Pulver. We need a Line of Duty investigation officer.
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| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-04-27 08:25 |
| #3 My friends who were Navy in the 60's-70's told me that Perth was a great R&R port of call. Sounds like these two were not out 'enjoying the sights' (or maybe had done too much of that already). |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2015-04-27 08:14 |
| #2 Yeah, even 100 ft is way too freaking far. During training we're told that jumping off the rig into the water straight is the absolute last resort, much better to shimmy down a line or SOMETHING to get closer to the water if you have to go that way instead of via the lifeboats. Course, we have several rope ladders that can be tossed over the side that will hit the water. Thing is, you'd best swim fast away from the rig because the waves are going to smack you into the legs if you don't. Course there's always the "Let's not get to that point." which is my personal favorite method of not jumping off the rig:p |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2015-04-27 06:42 |
| #1 Correction: more like 30 meters or 100 feet. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2015-04-27 04:59 |