December 22, 1977 –
Thomas Helms, a 27-year-old artist from Hawaii, climbed to the edge of the observation deck on the eighty-sixth floor of the Empire State Building, and jumped, intending to kill himself on the streets 1000s of feet below.
But the winds blew him onto a narrow ledge on the 85th floor. Helms suffered no major injuries but was knocked unconscious for half-an-hour – adequate time for an emergency crew to bring him safely inside. He is only one of two people who have jumped from the observation deck of the Empire State Building, intending to commit suicide, and survived. The other being Elvita Adams, who survived her attempt in 1979.
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