A 23-year-old man climbed a smokestack in an attempt to get
a better view of Chicago when he slipped and fell in to his death early Thursday.
Nicholas Wieme was visiting Chicago with his girlfriend when
he slipped into the smokestack atop the Hotel InterContinental.
Firefighters responded around 1 AM and were able to pull him
out nearly four hours later.
He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:15 AM.
Chicago officials report that the area that Wieme entered is
restricted to the general public but was not secured at the time of entry.
Wieme was originally from Pipestone, Minnesota and was an
aspiring comedian.
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