A man took a harrowing tumble from the second-floor window of an Allston apartment building, amidst the revelry of a large party during Boston Marathon Monday. The Boston Police Department responded to reports of excessive noise at the residence located at 72 Gardner Street, only to encounter the aftermath of the fall shortly before noon, according to Boston 25 News. The unidentified man suffered what have been described as non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

The incident added a grim note to the typically festive Marathon Monday celebrations, as evidenced by video footage showing the grounds strewn with disposable cups, liquor bottles, and gallon-sized containers—a testament to the day's unbridled excesses. Police have confirmed that an investigation into the fall is active, seeking to uncover the events leading to such a perilous end to partygoers' high spirits, as reported by CBS Boston.

Witnesses told The Boston Globe that the man was seen sitting on a dresser with his feet dangling out the window prior to his fall. One eyewitness recounted seeing him hanging by his hands from the ledge and subsequently losing his grip. The Boston police report detailed these accounts, noting that the party spilled out "thousands" of students from Boston University into the streets, with the frenzied atmosphere largely undiminished even after the incident.

In the wake of the accident, the remnants of celebration—the so-called "BORGs" or blackout rage gallons, popular among college crowds for their homemade concoction of liquor and juice—were testament to the day's raucousness that a female BU student described to CBS Boston not without a sense of troubled resignation: "I'm not surprised," she remarked. "People go really crazy...I mean it's horrible." In an appeal for responsible celebration, Boston police had previously cautioned students against open drinking and unsafe party practices, pleading for festivities that respect the city and its institutions, as detailed in a letter sent by Commissioner Michael Cox just the week prior.