November 17, 2009 in Region

Police: Would-be Seattle ninja impaled on fence

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SEATTLE — Seattle police say a man who thought he was 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 to take him to Harborview Medical Center. A hospital spokeswoman said Tuesday he was in serious condition in intensive care.

Police spokeswoman Renee Witt wrote in a department Web site posting that officers thought he might have been involved in the reported assault, but the man 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.

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Seven comments on this story so far. Add yours!

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  spokanada on November 17 at 11:29 a.m.

  PARKOUR!!!

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  Fixer on November 17 at 3:52 p.m.

  Ninjas have had to face the embarrassment of impalement for centuries. Perhaps someday new ninja skills will become available to allow ninjas to avoid these awkward situations.

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  Erik_T on November 17 at 5:16 p.m.

  LOL

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  Jimmy on November 18 at 8:33 a.m.

  What’s this world coming to when Ninjas can’t even jump a fence.

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  the509pimp on November 18 at 3:27 p.m.

  “EVEN NINJAS MUST SLEEP”

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  mfew on November 19 at 3:14 p.m.

  When I was little I saw an Indian hanging on the fence by his underwear.

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  TonyCutlass on November 21 at 8:25 p.m.

  He should have been wearing his “Red Ball Jets”, They make you run faster and jump higher. I had some when I was a kd for jumping fences.