A tourist horrified onlookers when his attempt to scale a Roman Colosseum fence ended with him being impaled.
The 47-year-old man, reportedly an American living in Taiwan, was impaled in the spine while trying to climb the metal fence at the historical attraction. Local reports believe he attempted the dangerous stunt to get a better view of the Colosseum.
Onlookers screamed in horror and called out for help while the impaled man lost consciousness. Law enforcement and paramedics managed to remove him from the fence in an operation that took about 20 minutes to complete. He was rushed to the hospital, where it would take over 80 stitches to close the wound on his back. He is still listed as being in severe condition, according to a local outlet.
The man was on vacation in Rome with family and had only been in the city for about two days before the shocking incident.
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