NSW: Man critical after roof fall
29 Dec 2008 4:54 PM
EDS: Updates height of roof on police information.
SYDNEY, Dec 29 AAP - A 23-year-old man is in a critical condition after falling 15 metres from a rooftop in Newcastle, NSW police say.
Paramedics were called to the abandoned post office building in Bolton Street about 6.15am (AEDT) on Monday after the man fell from its roof onto the footpath.
The Warners Bay man sustained multiple facial injuries, a head injury and fractured limbs and was taken to John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition.
Police said investigations into the incident were continuing.
