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" Biggest Loser contestant Sam Poueu&amp;#039;s family have explained the circumstances that led to his hospitalisation last week.  The 25-year-old season nine contestant suffered multiple injuries after falling several floors from a building in San Francisco on Saturday, September 3.  His family and that of his fianc\u00C3\u00A9e Stephanie Anderson have now issued a statement to People revealing more details.  The statement says that the fall happened after Poueu found himself trapped on an apartment rooftop following a friend&amp;#039;s birthday dinner when a door locked behind him &amp;quot;[He] attempted to climb down the fire escape ladder to drop down into the fourth floor balcony and slipped,&amp;quot; it reads. &amp;quot;The San Francisco Fire Department responded within minutes thanks to a neighbor&amp;#039;s immediate call.&amp;quot; The statement continues to say that Poueu has &amp;quot;made positive and encouraging strides&amp;quot; since the accident, which left him with &amp;quot;many serious internal injuries and a trauma to the right side of his head&amp;quot;.  &amp;quot;Since being admitted to the hospital, Sam has stayed strong through three surgeries,&amp;quot; it adds. &amp;quot;To date, many of his internal injuries are on the healing mend.&amp;quot;  Biggest Loser trainer Bob Harper and host Alison Sweeney are among those who have sent their well-wishes to Poueu via Twitter.  Harper wrote: &amp;quot;My dear friend @SamPoueu is in the hospital recovering from a fall. Please send him your support, love and keep him in your prayers! #fb (sic)&amp;quot;, while Sweeney urged followers to &amp;quot;please keep sending your positive energy his way&amp;quot;. Poueu appeared on season nine of Biggest Loser alongside cousin Koli Palu, where he made it to week sixteen before being eliminated.  He met now-fianc\u00C3\u00A9e Anderson on the show and later proposed to her while the couple were back at the ranch filming a Biggest Loser special.  Anderson tweeted her thanks to fans for their messages of support today and has shared details on her Facebook page of how fans can donate to Poueu&amp;#039;s recovery fund.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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