Reuters – Garbage bags which broke the fall
New York (Reuters) – A man attempting to commit suicide jumped from a ninth story window was alive on Monday after a pile of garbage bags broke his fall.
Vangelis Kapatos, 26, was hospitalized in critical but stable condition after jumping from his apartment on West 45th Street on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Kapatos most likely will not face any charges since he did not leave a suicide note prior to jumping.
Trash has not been collected since the December 26 storm dumped more than a foot and a half of snow on the city. Mounds of garbage several feet high line many sidewalks.
"Everybody is complaining that the trash hasn't been picked up," Kapatos' aunt said on Monday. "But me, I'm thankful that it was never picked up."
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