Brigitte Gerney
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Brigitte Gerney (14 March 1936 – 11 June 2021) was a Liechtenstein-born woman who was known as the Crane Lady.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Gerney was born as Brigitte Risch in Vaduz, Liechtenstein on 14 March 1936 to Martin Risch, a member of parliament.[1] After receiving her high school education, she joined a secretarial school located in Switzerland, where she worked as a secretary.[1]
In 1966, she married Arkadi Gerney and moved to New York.[3][4]
In 1985, her legs were severely injured when a crane collapsed on her in New York.[5] Later, she received $10 million in damages.[6]
In June 2021, she died at the age of 85.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Roberts, Sam (16 June 2021). "Brigitte Gerney, 'Crane Lady' Who Survived Collapse, Dies at 85". The New York Times.
- ^ "The Wild True Story of 'Crane Lady'". 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Brigitte Gerney, 'Crane Lady' who survived collapse, dies". Retrieved 13 January 2024 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Guns and My Mother". The New Yorker. 9 May 2013.
- ^ "Brigitte Gerney, New York Woman Who Was Trapped Under Construction Crane for 6 Hours, Dies at Age 85". CBS News. 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Brigitte Gerney to Get Nearly $10 Million over 20 Years". Associated Press.