N.Y. student knocked out by mattress that fell 30 stories
Jesse Owens was walking down a Manhattan street when he was knocked out by a falling mattress. / WCBS-TV
(CBS News) Most students can't wait to come home from a long day and knock out on their mattress. But one New York college student has just been knocked out by a mattress.
Jesse Owen, a freshman at King's College who is studying to be a journalist, was walking down Broad Street in Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon when a mattress fell 30 stories right on top of his head, CBS station WCBS-TV in New York reported.
"I definitely felt something nail me in the head and then it was like 'swoomp' and I was just out," Owen said.
When he came to, he saw people trying to help him. They instructed him not to move. He admitted to WCBS-TV he was more confused why he was on top of a mattress - and even more shocked to find out it fell on top of him.
He was taken to the hospital, but did not have any serious injuries besides a sprained neck, according to WCBS-TV.
"I'm happy. I'm lucky to be alive," Owen said.
No word on where the mattress came from or how it fell, but it is suspected that the falling object came from a rooftop spa, WCBS reported.
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- Well, he has his first story.
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- That could easily have broken his neck.
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- Perhaps someone was reenacting the story line from "The Hangover" where the mattress somehow was taken to the hotel roof!
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- He is one lucky fellow!
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- Could have been worse; Lindsey Lohan could have been on it.
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- Document, document, document. He's young and thinks he has no injury but this will come back to haunt him in years to come.
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- don't worry, by tomorrow 1000 lawyers will be after him and he'll be in line for a big payday.
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- Sue, Sue, Sue. The "rooftop spa" and the manufacturer of the mattress. A good wind could easily have tossed the mattress over the side of the building, especially because it was wide. It should have been anchored, especially 30 stories up.
