Indonesian woman falls out of gym window after workout, dies
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Pontianak/ Indonesia: A 22-year-old woman in Indonesia’s Pontianak died after falling off the third floor of a gym where she was working out.
A footage of the incident showed the woman stumbling and then falling out of the window after stepping down from a treadmill.
CCTV footage went viral on social media garnering over 8.1 million views.
X user Colin Rugg who shared the video said in the caption: “Woman steps off the back of a treadmill and fatally falls out of a three-story window. Devastating… The incident happened in Pontianak, Indonesia while the woman was working out. The 22-year-old victim had reportedly been exercising for about 30 minutes when she stepped off the back of the running machine.”
The post further said citing police that ‘there was only a 2-foot gap between the machine and the open window. The window height was only about a foot.’
While falling down, the woman tried to grab the edge of the window but it was too late.
The report added that she was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Many reacted to the video with one user asking: “Why is there an open window behind a treadmill?.”
Another user said “OMG. That is horrific. Why would treadmills be placed in that position? Should have been turned in opposite direction..”