Buy A Lottery Ticket… Lucky Man Narrowly Avoids Decapitation As Plane Crash Debris Flies Overhead

On a Friday night in Philadelphia, patrons at a local restaurant found themselves in sudden danger. Although they were about a half a mile away from the site of a plane crash, some debris managed to make it all the way into the establishment. This debris flew through the window, managing to injure one lucky man who could have been decapitated. But, miraculously, this was narrowly avoided.

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That man, Harvey Garmeder, was eating at a booth when this harrowing moment took place. One second everything was calm and, in the next, he says that “something grazed me in my left forehead and down I went.” Security footage from the restaurant, Four Seasons Diner, shows the exact moment of impact. You can watch for yourself in the video below.

“I ran and got napkins that were right there and held it, trying to stop the bleeding,” Miriam Roth, the person eating with Harvey recalls.

At first, patrons at the restaurant thought that the debris was gunfire. In turn, many of them took cover behind the salad bar. It wasn’t until a few moments later that they learned of the nearby jet crash.

As alarming as this moment was for everyone there, no other injuries were reported. Plus, even Harvey remained fairly unscathed. In fact, he was checked out by an ambulance soon after. And, in regards to details on what hit him, it’s believed to be a regulator from one of the jet’s oxygen tanks.

While the majority of patrons remained unharmed, the same can’t be said for those onboard the jet. Understandably, this tragedy has left a number of folks in Philadelphia shaken up. That’s why, according to Mayor Cherelle Parker, community is more important now than ever.

“We are a resilient city,” Parker says, “and we know how to take care of each other.”

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