Subject runs from police; falls from cliff
April 29, 2010
Lake Saint Louis, MO
At about 9:00 p.m. on Thurs., April 29, Lake Saint Louis Police chased a male subject on foot behind “The Pub” when the subject scaled a fence near Days Inn and El Maguey Restaurant and fell approximately 50 feet over the cliff into Peruque Creek.
Access to the scene was difficult because of darkness, heavy brush and treacherous, wet ground. Police almost immediately handcuffed the man, who was bleeding from the head and complaining of facial pain.
A fire unit ladder and Stokes basket were considered for rescuing the subject. Instead, the subject was walked up the hill, on a backboard, and into an ambulance which took him to St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles. The subject was rescued by 9:36 p.m.
An emergency services helicopter arrived to shed light on the area.
Witnesses at the scene told sccworlds.com the following:
- The drop may have been more like 100 feet.
- Other witnesses said that a business in that area had been robbed last night.
- Another witness stated that a man had been peeking into a different business in the same area tonight, and ran when seen.
- Two workers from still a different business in the area said that the subject fits the description of a man who had been hanging around their place of business today for several hours.
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