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Man survives 39-floor suicide jump

Tags: suicides, Society, World, News
 
Sep 2, 2010 10:09 Moscow Time
Skyscrapers in New York. © Flickr.com/Chris Isherwood/cc-by-sa 3.0
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A man survived after a 39-floor fall from a skyscraper in New York.

Thomas Magill, 22, underwent surgery for two broken legs Tuesday night after landing feet-first on the roof of a parked car.

Why he decided to take his own life remains unclear.

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