The fall shattered his right arm, broke every rib that he had, punctured his lung, and he drifted in and out of consciousness as he drifted down the East River, under the Brooklyn Bridge and out into the pathway of the Staten Island Ferry, where passengers on the ferry heard his cries of pain, contacted the boat's captain who contacted the Coast Guard who fished him out of the East River and took him to Bellevue Hospital.
Lompatan itu menghancurkan tangan kanannya, mematahkan semua tulang rusuknya, menyebabkan paru-parunya bocor, dan dia berada di antara kondisi sadar dan tidak saat terombang-ambing di Sungai East, di bawah Jembatan Brooklyn menuju ke jalur Ferry Staten Island, di mana penumpang ferry itu mendengar teriakan kesakitannya, menghubungi kapten kapal yang menghubungi penjaga pantai yang menariknya keluar dari Sungai East dan membawanya ke Rumah Sakit Bellevue.