Boy Seriously Injured After Roof Fall

Tue 5th Oct, 2010

Munich. On Sunday afternoon a 15 year old tried to get his ball from the roof of an empty storage building, however he fell and was severely injured.

The teenager fell 8 metres, through plexi-glass and landed on the hard concrete floor, he sustained heavy injuries. The fire brigade and the rescue team treated the boy on site, he was later airlifted to a hospital in Munich.

The helicopter used Goetheplatz as a landing spot and the police barricaded the location for the duration of the operation. The friends of the boy, who saw the accident are currently undergoing counselling.


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