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15-year-old seriously injured after falling from roof in Upper Austria

From Der Standard · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • A 15-year-old fell about five meters from a roof in Mondsee, Upper Austria, on Friday afternoon.
  • He had missed a gap in the roof structure and fell onto an intermediate wall, suffering serious injuries.
  • Emergency doctors treated him before an air ambulance flew him to Salzburg’s accident hospital.

A 15-year-old suffered serious injuries after falling about five meters from a roof in Mondsee, in the Vöcklabruck district of Upper Austria.

The teenager reportedly missed a gap in the roof structure and fell through it onto an intermediate wall during a work accident on Friday afternoon.

An emergency doctor treated him at the scene. An emergency medical helicopter then flew him to the accident hospital in Salzburg.

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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.