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Photos: Thrills and Chills From Willis Tower Ledge

Thursday, May 29, 2014
Willis Tower officials said the protective coating cracked, but the glass underneath was structurally sound.
Alejandro Garibay took this photo of The Ledge at the Willis Tower Skydeck after the protective coating shattered. Officials say the glass enclosure is still sound.
Three of four glass enclosures that make up The Ledge at the Willis Tower Skydeck are open after the protective coating of one cracked.
Photos: Thrills and Chills From Willis Tower LedgeWillis Tower officials said the protective coating cracked, but the glass underneath was structurally sound.
Alejandro Garibay

CHICAGO -- Tony Saldana and his cousins, who were in town from California, were sitting on the floor of The Ledge for a photo when it cracked beneath them on May 28, 2014.

"As soon as I put pressure on my palm to lift myself up, I just hear it, and I feel the glass just shatter," Alejandro Garibay said. "You hear a noise, kind of like stepping on ice."

"I completely freaked out. I hopped as far as I could. I ran to the other side of the building trying to get as far away as I could from it," Saldana said.

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