Harare Man Jumps Off Tanganyika Building, Miraculously Survives

In a nothing-short-of-a-miracle incident, a distressed man survived a suicide attempt by jumping from the top of Tanganyika Building on 3rd Street and Kwame Nkrumah Avenue in Harare on Tuesday.

The man, identified as Mugove Chizutu was lucky to survive the jump from the 8th floor.

The impact was absorbed by the roofing of a small building structure below, which broke the man’s fall. Firefighters rescued the man, who was taken to the hospital in critical condition but alive.

According to eyewitnesses, they tried to talk him out of jumping.

“I tried to distract him so that the other man would grab him,

“We failed to grab him because his legs were sweaty”, said the eyewitness.

He reportedly broke his arm and was injured in the face.

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Some reports indicate that the man was claiming that he was feeling a burning sensation all over his body indicating that is what led him to jump.

The eyewitness also said that some people who were watching were encouraging him to jump.

You can view the video of the man explaining what transpired below. Viewer discretion is advised: