Friend of stripper who fell from balcony during lap dance asks for prayers, privacy for family
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Friends and family are praying for Lauren Block, an exotic dancer who fell from the second story of a Cleveland strip club while performing a lap dance.
Block's friend Liz Aelkhoury told FOX 8 Cleveland she was devastated by news of the accident.
“It hit me, hit me in a soft spot,” Elkhoury said. “I know she will be OK. If everyone just prays for her and her family.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}She also asked for privacy for Block's family.
“Hopefully just maybe keep away from the family, give them their privacy," she said. "It is really a traumatic event."
Hospital officials say Block remains in critical condition from her fall at Christie’s Cabaret just after 1 a.m. on Wednesday.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police said Block, 22, was giving a lap dance to a customer on the second floor of the club when something went wrong.
The reporting officer said: “(The witness) stated that (the dancer) grabbed the rail, as he was facing away from the balcony, and she tried to complete some sort of jump/dance move, and accidentally went head first over the rail.”
Block reportedly fell 15 feet and suffered “major head trauma.”
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