Claim: In 1979, Elvita Adams survived a jump from the Empire State Building in New York City. Rating: About this rating Mixture What's True In 1979, Elvita Adams, 29, jumped from the 86th-floor observation deck of the Empire State Building and survived. We contacted The Empire State Building and will update this article if we hear back. The incident was outlined in a Dec. 3, 1979, article in The New York Times titled, "Woman Survives Fall At the Empire State." The 1980 book The Empire State Building Book , by Jonathan Goldman, also included a photograph of an article published by the New York Post on Dec. 3, 1979, titled, "Gust of wind saves woman who leaped from 86th floor of Empire State Building."

Source: New York Times June 01, 2024 18:49 UTC