It's the thought that counts, right? Tell that to the residents of 32 homes in the Dutch town of Ijsselstein, who were evacuated after a planned marriage proposal fell through. A Dutchman rented a crane intending to reach his girlfriend's window Saturday morning and pop the question, Dutch affiliate RTL News said. Instead, the crane tipped over, crashing through the roof of a neighboring home. Hours later, during an attempt to right the crane, it fell through the roof again, making the hole bigger. As a result, residents of 32 homes were evacuated as a recovery company made another attempt to stabilize the crane. The good news? No one was injured, and she said yes. The couple went directly to Paris to celebrate. 9 of China's craziest, most creative marriage proposals .
Dutchman uses crane intending to reach girlfriend's window and pop question . Instead, crane topples over, crashing through neighbor's roof . As a result, residents of 32 homes were evacuated .