Three stuntmen promoting Kick-Ass 2 saved a woman's life on Sunday (July 21).
The incident at Comic-Con in San Diego saw a woman dangling from the 14th floor of an apartment building. Reports claim she was suicidal and went on to threaten to jump after realising movie crew members Amos Carver, Gregg Sergeant and Scot Schecter had spotted her.
The three, who were organising a private Kick-Ass 2 event across the street, ran through three lanes of traffic and jumped a fence before pulling the woman back from the balcony.
Carver told ABC News: "We went through the apartment trying to be as quiet as possible. We didn't want to alert her that we were there."
The woman, who has not been identified, was reportedly drunk and upset over a recent break-up.
"She just kept saying, 'I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry', over and over again. She was very distraught,...
The incident at Comic-Con in San Diego saw a woman dangling from the 14th floor of an apartment building. Reports claim she was suicidal and went on to threaten to jump after realising movie crew members Amos Carver, Gregg Sergeant and Scot Schecter had spotted her.
The three, who were organising a private Kick-Ass 2 event across the street, ran through three lanes of traffic and jumped a fence before pulling the woman back from the balcony.
Carver told ABC News: "We went through the apartment trying to be as quiet as possible. We didn't want to alert her that we were there."
The woman, who has not been identified, was reportedly drunk and upset over a recent break-up.
"She just kept saying, 'I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry', over and over again. She was very distraught,...
- 7/22/2013
- Digital Spy
There were a ton of stories at Comic-Con this year that got a lot of people excited and up in arms, but none of the announcements were actually life-changing. (Well except for maybe the Batman/Superman crossover, because that.s just insane.) But one woman.s life was definitely changed on Thursday, as three stuntmen working on a Comic-Con promotion for Jeff Wadlow.s upcoming Kick-Ass 2 managed to put a halt to the depressed woman.s suicide attempt, according to the New York Daily News. Just in case anyone thought that watching a film as violent as Kick-Ass 2 might rub off on people in harmful ways, take heed in knowing that working on the movie certainly didn.t dull anyone.s values or sense of heroism. Stuntmen Amos Carver, Greg Sargeant and Scot Schecter were erecting scaffolding in anticipation for a Kick-Ass 2 premiere party when the woman...
- 7/22/2013
- cinemablend.com
A group of Comic-Con stuntmen in San Diego put their daredevil skills to heroic use on Thursday when they rescued a woman who appeared to be about to jump from a 14-story balcony.
Gregg Sergeant, one of the three stuntmen from a company called Stunts 911, told the station that they reacted after hearing people yell, "Don't jump!" and causing a commotion.
In a cellphone video obtained by 10News, one stuntman seems to sneak up behind the woman and grab her to prevent a jump or fall.
Amos Carver, one of the rescuers, told ABCNews.com that they scaled a fence, ran through the building's lobby, and up to the woman's apartment when they heard the screams. They purposely remained quiet while entering the unlocked apartment so they wouldn't scare the woman.
When they reached her, "she was hanging on [the balcony] with one hand, and had one foot off the ledge," Carver told ABC.
Gregg Sergeant, one of the three stuntmen from a company called Stunts 911, told the station that they reacted after hearing people yell, "Don't jump!" and causing a commotion.
In a cellphone video obtained by 10News, one stuntman seems to sneak up behind the woman and grab her to prevent a jump or fall.
Amos Carver, one of the rescuers, told ABCNews.com that they scaled a fence, ran through the building's lobby, and up to the woman's apartment when they heard the screams. They purposely remained quiet while entering the unlocked apartment so they wouldn't scare the woman.
When they reached her, "she was hanging on [the balcony] with one hand, and had one foot off the ledge," Carver told ABC.
- 7/22/2013
- by Megan Griffo
- Huffington Post
Movie stuntmen turned into real heroes at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, saving a woman dangling from a 14th-floor balcony. The men were setting up a live event for a convention party when they heard screams from across the street on Thursday, the first day of this year's gathering, ABC News reported. Stuntman Amos Carver then saw a woman hanging off the balcony railing of the 14th floor of a high-rise apartment building. He immediately brought the lift he was working on down to the ground so he and two other stuntmen could grab additional gear. Photos:
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- 7/22/2013
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kick Ass 2 crew stage superhero rescue after seeing woman dangling from 14th floor of San Diego building
Dramatic scenes at Comic-Con on Sunday saw a woman saved from the 14th floor of an apartment building by stuntmen in town to promote Kick-Ass 2.
According to ABC News, the suicidal woman was on the edge of a balcony and threatened to jump when the three men heard the commotion and rushed into the building to rescue her.
Amos Carver, Gregg Sergeant and Scot Schecter were on the other side of the road setting up for a Kick-Ass 2 private party in the San Diego district hosting Comic-Con. Sprinting across three lanes of traffic and scaling a fence, the men ran into the room before managing to pull her back over the balcony.
Carver told ABC: "We went through the apartment trying to be as quiet as possible. We didn't want to...
Dramatic scenes at Comic-Con on Sunday saw a woman saved from the 14th floor of an apartment building by stuntmen in town to promote Kick-Ass 2.
According to ABC News, the suicidal woman was on the edge of a balcony and threatened to jump when the three men heard the commotion and rushed into the building to rescue her.
Amos Carver, Gregg Sergeant and Scot Schecter were on the other side of the road setting up for a Kick-Ass 2 private party in the San Diego district hosting Comic-Con. Sprinting across three lanes of traffic and scaling a fence, the men ran into the room before managing to pull her back over the balcony.
Carver told ABC: "We went through the apartment trying to be as quiet as possible. We didn't want to...
- 7/22/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Not everything at Comic-Con this weekend was all fun and fantasy: What was at first believed to be a promotional stunt for the San Diego convention turned out to be a real suicide attempt.
On Thursday a distraught woman stepped out onto a 14th floor balcony of an apartment building and climbed over the railing, appearing to be prepared jump. People gathered around the building were confused, since a stunt to promote the upcoming film "Kick-Ass 2" was expected to take place in the same location.
Aware that the woman was not part of the planned event, three nearby stuntmen rushed to her rescue with their gear.
Gregg Sergeant, one of the trio of professionals, snuck up behind the woman and grabbed her while his two colleagues, Amos Carver and Scot Schecter, attached a harness to her. The men managed to lift the woman off the ledge and to safety.
On Thursday a distraught woman stepped out onto a 14th floor balcony of an apartment building and climbed over the railing, appearing to be prepared jump. People gathered around the building were confused, since a stunt to promote the upcoming film "Kick-Ass 2" was expected to take place in the same location.
Aware that the woman was not part of the planned event, three nearby stuntmen rushed to her rescue with their gear.
Gregg Sergeant, one of the trio of professionals, snuck up behind the woman and grabbed her while his two colleagues, Amos Carver and Scot Schecter, attached a harness to her. The men managed to lift the woman off the ledge and to safety.
- 7/22/2013
- by Erin Whitney
- Moviefone
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