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

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

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

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 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 ...

An American tourist in Rome impaled himself on a metal fence at the Colosseum while possibly trying ... which lines the arches of the Roman monument, in an attempt to get a better view or take ...

A 47-year-old American man fell into a fence in the Roman Colosseum ... by metal spikes while trying to climb the fence of Rome's ancient Colosseum. He was left severely hurt in his back after ...

The man had been on holiday in Rome with family and friends ... The site is administered by the Colosseum Archaeological Park, which also includes the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill.