[Graybeard58]

Instead, Andre jumped. It was a 22-and-a-half-foot drop.

Falling 22.5 feet won't kill you.

Now, when you hit the ground, that's another thing entirely!

[JewishRighter]

“Falling 22.5 feet won’t kill you.

Now, when you hit the ground, that’s another thing entirely!”

Especially if you go head first.

Seriously, if he made a clean landing on his feet, he might have suffered foot/ankle and/or leg injuries. In all likelihood, the landing area was not conducive to a clean landing and he probably did end up striking his head or breaking his neck.

[oh8eleven]

Instead, Andre jumped. It was a 22-and-a-half-foot drop.
From the article - "Andre took off, running into the mall’s parking garage and then up a stairwell to the fourth floor."
Four floors have to be higher than 22.5 feet. You'd think one of three "journalists" on the byline would get the facts straight.

[ForAmerica]

Falling 22.5 feet won't kill you.

I agree, it's the sudden stop that's a problem.

[fella]

“Now, when you hit the ground, that’s another thing entirely!”

Those concrete parking gagages built to hold thousnda of tons of live weight are way to hard. His family should sue the architect, the builders, sub-contractors, owners and especially Bloomingdale’s for forcing him to jump by falsely accussing ‘Money Marv” of something.

[paul51]

22 feet. Low enough thta you think you can. High enough that maybe you can't

[Windcatcher]

Cement poisoning.