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Ninja Attacked by Fence after Failed Jump

by Hugh Askew | November 18, 2009 at 10:35 am

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A Seattle man, possibly drunk, but most certainly delusional, was attacked by an angry fence Tuesday, after the his mighty leap failed to clear the alleged attacker.

Is any of that true? Um, no. The fence did impale the man. But it wasn't in attack mode when the incident occurred. And there was an attack, but it is thought that the ninja was not involved in that attack. It was however, the reason a policeman was near, providing a timely rescue for Mr. Hurting Ninja.

SEATTLE — Seattle police say a man who thought he was a ninja was impaled on a metal fence when he tried to leap over it.

An officer who was looking for an assault victim nearby Monday night heard the man screaming for help.

Police supported him to prevent further injuries until medics arrived and took him to a hospital, where he was in serious condition in intensive care on Tuesday.

Police spokeswoman Renee Witt wrote in a department Web site posting that officers thought the man might have been involved in the reported assault, but he insisted he was just a ninja trying to clear a 4- to 5-foot-tall fence.

Witt says the man was "overconfident in his abilities," and that alcohol likely played a role.

His name was not released.