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| Comic-Con stuntmen save woman from balcony fall | |
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| Dramatic scenes at Comic-Con on Sunday saw a woman saved from the 14th floor of an apartment building by stuntmen in town to promote Kick-Ass 2. | Dramatic scenes at Comic-Con on Sunday saw a woman saved from the 14th floor of an apartment building by stuntmen in town to promote Kick-Ass 2. |
| According to ABC News, the suicidal woman was on the edge of a balcony and threatened to jump when the three men heard the commotion and rushed into the building to rescue her. | According to ABC News, the suicidal woman was on the edge of a balcony and threatened to jump when the three men heard the commotion and rushed into the building to rescue her. |
| Amos Carver, Gregg Sergeant and Scot Schecter were on the other side of the road setting up for a Kick-Ass 2 private party in the San Diego district hosting Comic-Con. Sprinting across three lanes of traffic and scaling a fence, the men ran into the room before managing to pull her back over the balcony. | Amos Carver, Gregg Sergeant and Scot Schecter were on the other side of the road setting up for a Kick-Ass 2 private party in the San Diego district hosting Comic-Con. Sprinting across three lanes of traffic and scaling a fence, the men ran into the room before managing to pull her back over the balcony. |
| Carver told ABC: "We went through the apartment trying to be as quiet as possible. We didn't want to alert her that we were there." | Carver told ABC: "We went through the apartment trying to be as quiet as possible. We didn't want to alert her that we were there." |
| They found the woman, who they believe to have been heavily intoxicated, hanging on with one hand, and with one foot off the ledge. | They found the woman, who they believe to have been heavily intoxicated, hanging on with one hand, and with one foot off the ledge. |
| "She just kept saying 'I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry' over and over again. She was very distraught." | "She just kept saying 'I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry' over and over again. She was very distraught." |
| The suicide attempt was first mistaken for a promotional stunt by onlookers accustomed to movie studios going all out at the annual event. | The suicide attempt was first mistaken for a promotional stunt by onlookers accustomed to movie studios going all out at the annual event. |
| The identity of the woman has yet to be released, but it is thought that she was upset over a breakup. | The identity of the woman has yet to be released, but it is thought that she was upset over a breakup. |
| "We're trained to deal with these situations should they arise," said Carver, who compared the rescue with working on a film set. "But usually if we do, it's not an innocent civilian." | "We're trained to deal with these situations should they arise," said Carver, who compared the rescue with working on a film set. "But usually if we do, it's not an innocent civilian." |