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100-Foot Fall Kills 300-lb Steeplejack
A 300-pound steeplejack died after a rescue line snapped while he was at the top of a weather tower in Baltimore. Jeter Jekubs, 50, hung downward for over an hour as rescuers pulled, then the halyard released and he plunged about 300 feet to the ground. He sustained a fractured skull, broken arms, severe ribs, and a deep head gash.
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