Man plummets from building in Durban

A man was resuscitated multiple times and handed over in a critical condition at a local hospital after falling from a building in Durban.

A man is fighting for his life after falling from the third floor of a Point Waterfront building on Saturday at about 21:00.

Kyle Van Reenen of Emer-G-Med Paramedics said Advanced Life Support intervention was needed to stabilise the man on the scene before being rushed to hospital.

“The patient was resuscitated multiple times and handed over in a critical condition,”  he said.

Van Reenen said Emer-G-Med Paramedics were called to a residential apartment building in Signal Road at 21:00.

“Reports from the scene are that a male approximately 30 years of age fell from the third story and was found in a critical condition.The facts surrounding the incident and the events preceeding it are unclear and will form the subject of a South African Police Services investigation,” concluded Van Reenen.

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Caxton’s Digital Editorial Manager. I am a journalist and editor with experience spanning over a decade having worked for major local and national news publications across the country and as a correspondent in the Netherlands. I write about most topics with a special interest in politics, crime, human interest and conservation.
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