Minneapolis, MN (AHN) -- A Wisconsin man is thankful he survived a 16-story fall, but he's even more thrilled he doesn't remember the how or why of the incident. Joshua Hanson, who is recovering from the life-threatening injuries he suffered due to a fall from a window on the 17th floor of the Hyatt in downtown Minneapolis, says he is thankful to God that he has no memory of the plunge.

"I feel really lucky I don't remember it because I probably would have some pretty serious nightmares," AP quotes the 29-year-old bar owner as saying.

In the events surrounding the Jan. 20 incident, Hanson recalls drinking with his friends at bars before going back to the hotel.

Hanson says he remembers running out of the elevator of the hotel and being confused by the reflection on the window pane at the end of the hallway. He crashed through the window and landed onto an asphalt-covered overhang just one floor above the street.

"I don't why I took off running or what really led up to it, but - I did," he said, according to AP reports.

The 275-pound former prep football player got his trachea torn and lungs collapsed in the accident.

According to Hanson, the fall has made him more contemplative and given him a fresh perspective, though he didn't know whether it would cause him to drink less.

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