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This is the moment a shirtless man plunges from a building while reportedly trying to escape after being caught with another man’s wife.
Alleged lover tries to escape through apartment window and suffers a serious fall in Salvador, Bahia in Brazil, Sep. 14, 2026. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (Harrisons)
The dramatic fall happened in the Barra district of Salvador, Bahia, north-eastern Brazil, on 14th September.
Alleged lover tries to escape through apartment window and suffers a serious fall in Salvador, Bahia in Brazil, Sep. 14, 2026. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (Harrisons)
Footage filmed by witnesses shows the victim climbing out of a window and lowering himself down the outside of the building as he tries to reach a ledge on the floor below.
Alleged lover tries to escape through apartment window and suffers a serious fall in Salvador, Bahia in Brazil, Sep. 14, 2026. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (Harrisons)
His feet appear to fall just short of the ledge before he lets go and drops.
Alleged lover tries to escape through apartment window and suffers a serious fall in Salvador, Bahia in Brazil, Sep. 14, 2026. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (Harrisons)
The victim then strikes the side of the building at an awkward angle before somersaulting through the air and hitting the ground flat as horrified onlookers scream.
Alleged lover tries to escape through apartment window and suffers a serious fall in Salvador, Bahia in Brazil, Sep. 14, 2026. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (Harrisons)
He appears to be wearing flip-flops during the attempted descent, with one seen flying off as he falls.
Emergency crews treated him at the scene on Avenida Oceanica before taking him to the Hospital Geral do Estado.
The victim, who is from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte, was admitted in a serious condition and was expected to undergo surgery.
Reports circulated locally claiming he had been trying to escape from a flat after allegedly being caught with a married woman.
Witnesses were quoted as saying he was attempting to avoid being discovered by the woman’s husband, although authorities have not confirmed that account.
Bahia Civil Police said the circumstances surrounding the fall remain under investigation.
Police initially recorded the incident as a suspected suicide attempt and said they would not release further details under protocols covering such cases.
(Harrisons)
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