Tag: escape
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Grandfather falls to death climbing out NYC window to escape home invaders
A 73-year-old man fell to his death Saturday morning after climbing out of the sixth floor window of his Manhattan home to escape a group of home invaders, police said over the weekend. One of the suspects entered the apartment in Washington Heights around 4:40 a.m. by climbing through a window, according to investigators. He…
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Elephants escape flash floods in Thailand
BANGKOK — A well-known elephant sanctuary in Thailand appealed for help on Friday after torrential flash floods forced the evacuation of about 100 elephants. Videos and pictures released by Elephant Nature Park near the northern city of Chiang Mai show elephants wading through belly-deep floodwaters, the tips of their noses poking like periscopes out of…