kare11.com - KARE 11 TV - Man who fell 16 stories goes home

There's a sense of relief around Blair, Wisconsin since Josh Hanson has come home from Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. Josh, they call him Hannor here, fell 16 stories out a window at the Hyatt Hotel. He landed on an awning, which broke his fall and probably saved his life. Hannor runs Heine's Sports Bar with partner Chad Steine. "He has some cuts on his hands and face and his one leg is broken, but other than that, he looks and sounds great."
kare11.com :: KARE 11 TV - Man who fell 16 stories goes home

Man who fell 16 stories discharged from hospital BY DAVE ORRICK Pioneer Press “Hanner” is heading home. Joshua Hanson, known to friends as Hanner — and to much of the world as the Wisconsin guy who fell 16 stories last week and suffered no brain or spinal injuries — was discharged from the hospital and headed home this afternoon, a hospital official said this afternoon. His friends are looking forward to it. “I just think he wants to get back here and relax,” said Andy Anderson, one of Hanson’s two roommates in Blair, Wis., located between Eau Claire and La Crosse. “He’s gotten a lot of attention this past week, and I think he wants to see his daughter.”
TwinCities.com - Man who fell 16 stories discharged from hospital

A western Wisconsin man who survived a 16-story fall at a Minneapolis hotel is breathing through a tube, after both his lungs collapsed and he tore his trachea. His aunt says Joshua Hanson, 29, Blair, also has a rod permanently placed in his right leg – but all things considered, he’s making good progress. Hanson was in critical condition Monday at a hospital in Minneapolis. He was there for a darts tournament last Saturday when he ran down a 17th-floor hallway while goofing around and he went through a double-paned window which stretches from the floor to the ceiling. It took place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Minneapolis.
He landed on an overhang one story above the ground, and was conscious when he was taken to the hospital. Friends and relatives call Hanson’s survival a miracle. Doctors say they have no explanation for it – and they don’t have a timetable yet for his recovery. Meanwhile, the city will inspect the broken window today. Officials said it met the city’s code when the hotel was built 20 years ago but it would not pass the mandate for new buildings. The hotel says it will do what’s necessary to make things safe...
River Falls Journal - Blair man in critical condition after fall
Wheeler News Service, Published Tuesday, January 23, 2007