The heavy fall happened when a man on the second floor tried to climb from his neighbor’s balcony (right) to his own balcony (in the middle). — H jhm
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The victim of an accidental fall from a balcony in Oostduinkerke died in hospital from his injuries. That confirms the police of the West Coast zone. The 50-year-old fell on Monday when he tried to climb from a neighbor’s balcony to his own balcony.
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The accident happened on Monday around 3 p.m. in the Albert I-laan in Oostduinkerke-Bad. A man in his fifties had left his apartment without his keys, locking himself out. He then tried to climb from his neighbors balcony to his own.
During that maneuver, the victim fell from two floors: the man was wearing flip flops, and slipped. He had a serious fall on the footpath, his condition was very serious. A MUG doctor rushed to resuscitate him on the spot, after which the man was taken to hospital in critical condition.
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“In the meantime, we received a report that the man unfortunately died of his injuries,” says Hélène Ingels of the West Coast police zone. “In the meantime, the investigation into the facts has not continued, since the facts are clear and it is a regrettable accident.”
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