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400 Pound Woman Falls Through Sidewalk in New York

A 400 pound  woman says her size saved her life. when a sidewalk collapsed under her.  She broke her arm in two places when the sidewalk gave way and she fell into a vault cellar in New York.  Fire crews had to use a crane and a cargo net to pull her out. The woman says she was told a thinner woman might have died in the fall.  City Inspectors say they have issued several citations to the building’s owner, for various maintenance issues.

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2 Comments to “400 Pound Woman Falls Through Sidewalk in New York”

    Anonymous said:
    January 14, 2013 at 9:15 PM

    If she wasn't 400lbs, maybe it wouldn't have collapsed…

    Anonymous said:
    January 14, 2013 at 9:17 PM

    "The woman says she was told a thinner woman might have died in the fall."

    Only in America would someone thank their 400lb body for saving their life as if it wasn't the cause of the collapse i the first place…

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