An American, 47, reportedly tried to climb over a fence in Piazza del Colosseo, presumably to get a closer look at the ...

A tourist was impaled for more than 20 minutes, had to undergo surgery and now faces questions about why he was on the fence.

An American tourist slipped while climbing a spiked fence to take a photo at the Colosseum and required surgery.

According to multiple Italian news outlets, the bloody incident occurred on Friday, May 2, with the unidentified 47-year-old ...

A U.S. tourist visiting Rome needed 80 stitches after he was impaled while climbing over a fence at the Colosseum, local ...

An American tourist in Rome impaled himself on a metal fence at the Colosseum while possibly trying to take a selfie — ...

A US tourist was seriously injured after becoming impaled on metal railings at Rome’s Colosseum while attempting to climb a ...

An American tourist had to be prized off a metal fence outside the Colosseum in Rome after tripping and being impaled through ...

The tourist climbed up one of the Colosseum's railings but slipped and fell onto a sharp metal spike - which pierced his ...

A United States tourist visiting Rome was impaled on a metal fence at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, on Friday.

An American tourist impaled himself on a metal fence at the iconic Roman Colosseum on Friday after climbing the railing to snap a selfie or get a better view, the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero ...

The tourist is suspected to have climbed the fence to get a clearer view of the historic Colosseum and take a selfie.