Christopher Bastien, who appeared to be intoxicated, jumped off a third floor balcony at The Edge, severing his spine and losing all movement from the waist on Sunday around 3:15 a.m., according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
“I believe Mr. Bastien became intoxicated and attempted to jump on the palm tree from the third story,” said OCSO in an incident report.
Bastien’s friends told OCSO that he had come to their party and then disappeared. His friends went to go look for him and found him on the ground outside of the building.
One of Bastien’s friends told OCSO that witness told him that they saw Bastien jump from the balcony onto a palm tree. Bastien then bounced off the palm tree and fell to the ground, according to OSCO.
The palm tree was approximately 10-12 feet from the balcony and had broken branches at the top. According to OCSO, it appeared that Bastien lunged his body toward the palm tree. Bastion’s friends told OSCO that they have never heard Bastien mention suicidal thoughts, according to OCSO.
Deputies followed Bastien to the Orlando Regional Medical Center where he appeared to be intoxicated and stated he could not remember what happened. It is not believed that Bastien was trying to hurt himself intentionally, according to OCSO.
