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7:17 (05/03/2006) As noted by Kalos Kagathos, there was something strange about 7:17am, April 26, 2006.
According to Ming Pao (via Yahoo! News), at 7:17am on this day in Shau Kei Wan district (Hong Kong island), a 34-year-old topless female climbed out onto the ledge of the 13th floor of the building. The fire department arrived in five minutes, and a fireman climbed down on a rope to pull her back into the apartment.
In the same story, it was also stated that at 7:17am on this day in Ma On Shan district (New Territories), a 32-year-old totally nude female jumped out of her apartment window and killed herself.
What is so special about 7:17am? Was this an amazing coincidence? Or did Ming Pao employed literary license to embellish?
In the first story, it was unclear about when the female got out. The 7:17am may be the time when the emergency service telephone operator received the call, and the incident itself began some time ago with a heated quarrel between the female and the boyfriend. Furthermore, the event also lasted a few minutes afterwards before the fireman effected the rescue. So 7:17am was just one moment within an episode that lasted quite a few minutes.
In the second story, nobody actually saw or heard the female jumping. All the other newspapers reported "around 7am." Again, the 7:17am may be the time when the emergency service telephone operator received the call.
So maybe there there wasn't a really precise coincidence after all. But it made for a good read within a single story that covered both incidents.Labels: China, media, odd
# posted by Edshugeo The GodMoor : 10:12 AM
